SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Report on Form 6-K dated April 24th, 2007
Swedish Match AB
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
Rosenlundsgatan 36
S-118 85 Stockholm, Sweden
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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Enclosure: Annual General Meeting of Swedish Match AB (publ)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Swedish Match AB | ||||
| Date: April 24th, 2007 |
By: | /s/ Bertil Raihle | ||
| Bertil Raihle | ||||
| Vice President Corporate Control | ||||
Stockholmsbörsen: SWMA
PRESS RELEASE
23 April, 2007
Swedish Match shareholders approve dividend hike to 2.50 SEK
Major items approved by today’s Annual General Meeting include:
| • | Dividend will increase from 2.10 SEK/share to 2.50 SEK |
| • | Election of Conny Karlsson as new Chairman of the Board |
| • | Election of Charles A. Blixt and John P. Bridendall to the Board |
| • | Mandate to repurchase up to 10 percent of all shares in the Company prolonged |
| • | 13 million shares repurchased by the Company are authorized to be withdrawn |
At the Annual General Meeting of Swedish Match on 23 April, it was resolved in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors to pay a dividend per share of 2.50 SEK. The record date for the dividend entitlement was set at 26 April, 2007. The dividend is expected to be distributed on 2 May, 2007, through VPC.
Shareholders have re-elected Andrew Cripps, Sven Hindrikes, Arne Jurbrant, Conny Karlsson, Kersti Strandqvist and Meg Tivéus to the Board of Directors, and elected Charles A. Blixt and John P. Bridendall as new members to the Board of Directors. Conny Karlsson was elected new Chairman of the Board.
Furthermore, the shareholders approved a mandate to repurchase up to 10 percent of all shares in the Company for a maximum amount of 3,000 MSEK. In addition, the shareholders also approved an authorization for a reduction of 13,000,000 previously repurchased shares, with a simultaneous capitalization issue in an amount corresponding to the number of cancelled shares or 18,084,644.37 SEK. The shareholders also approved that the reduction will be allocated to a fund for use in repurchasing the Company’s own shares.
In addition, shareholders approved all other proposals made by the Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee as outlined in the published notice of the Annual General Meeting for Swedish Match AB.
Swedish Match is a global Group of companies with a broad assortment of market-leading brands in smokeless tobacco products, cigars, pipe tobacco and lights products. The Group’s global operations generated sales of 12,911 MSEK for the twelve month period ending December 31, 2006. Swedish Match shares are listed on Stockholmsbörsen (SWMA).
Swedish Match AB (publ), SE-118 85 Stockholm
Visiting address: Rosenlundsgatan 36, Telephone: +46 8 658 02 00
Corporate Identity Number: 556015-0756
www.swedishmatch.com