Decision regarding a directed offer related to SCA's option scheme

Decision regarding a directed offer related to SCA's option scheme The directed offer is part of the implementation of SCA's personnel options program for senior management and key persons in the SCA Group. It is calculated that the program will require 1,800,000 shares, corresponding to about 0.77% of the number of shares issued and 0.27% of the votes. Combined with previously decided incentive programs, the number of shares in such programs amounts to about 4,700,000, corresponding to 2.02% of the total number of shares and 0.70% of the votes. Consequently, the Board of SCA has decided, in accordance with the authorization given by the Annual General Meeting on 6 April, 2001, to make a directed offer to Nordinvest AB, a subsidiary of AB Industrivärden, to acquire 1,800,000 Series C shares in SCA at a price of SEK 10,05 per share. Stockholm, 15 May 2001 SVENSKA CELLULOSA AKTIEBOLAGET SCA (publ) Communications and Investor Relations For further information, please contact: Peter Nyquist, Vice President Communications and Investor Relations, Phone +46-8 788 52 34 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/05/15/20010515BIT00640/bit0002.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/05/15/20010515BIT00640/bit0002.pdf