Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S: Transactions in connection with share buy-back programme

Company Announcement No.28/2024

Copenhagen, 21 May 2024

Transactions in connection with share buy-back programme

On 10 November 2023, Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S announced that a share buy-back programme of an aggregated value of up to DKK 850 million was launched with the purpose to adjust the Company’s capital structure and meet obligations relating to the Group’s share-based incentive programme.

Part of the programme will be conducted in accordance with Regulation No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 April 2014 (the “Market Abuse Regulation”) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules. Another part of the share buy-back programme is conducted as a directed buy-back from Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Aktieselskab and C.W. Obel A/S as further described in company announcement no. 30/2023. The share buy-back programme will end no later than 28 February 2025.

The following transactions have been executed from 13 May – 17 May 2024:

	Number of shares	Average purchase price, DKK	Transaction value, DKK
Accumulated, last announcement	3,063,014		363,469,316
13-May-24	26,000	102.51	2,665,156
14-May-24	26,000	101.90	2,649,400
15-May-24	26,000	100.90	2,623,400
16-May-24	33,849	101.33	3,429,980
17-May-24	24,775	101.29	2,509,499
Total, 13 May – 17 May 2024	136,624	101.57	13,877,433
Bought from CAF, 17 May 2024*	62,050	101.57	6,302,660
Bought from CWO, 17 May 2024*	28,615	101.57	2,906,537
Accumulated, under the programme	3,290,303		386,555,946

*According to separate agreements as from 10 November 2023 Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Aktieselskab (CAF) participates on a 27.30% pro-rata basis and C.W.Obel A/S (CWO) participates on a 12.59% pro-rata basis to the shares purchased in the share buy-back programme.

A detailed overview of transactions during the period 13 May – 17 May 2024 is attached to this announcement.

Following the above transactions Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S owns a total of 2,672,052 treasury shares, corresponding to 3.11% of the total share capital.

For further information, please contact:Torben Sand, Head of IR & Communication, phone +45 5084 7222 or torben.sand@st-group.comEliza Dabbagh, IR and Communication, phone +45 5080 7619 or eliza.michael@st-group.com

About Scandinavian Tobacco Group

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S is a world-leading manufacturer of handmade and machine-rolled cigars with an annual production of more than four billion cigars. The Group holds market-leading positions in several categories and its products are sold in more than 100 markets.

Scandinavian Tobacco Group has its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark – and employs approximately 10,000 people in Europe, the US, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

For more information, please visit www.st-group.com

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