According to SCA's articles of association, owners of Class A shares have the right to have such shares converted to Class B shares. Conversion reduces the total number of votes in the company. When such a conversion has occurred, the company is obligated by law to disclose any such changes in this manner.
In August, at the request of shareholders, 250,000 Class A shares were converted to Class B shares. The total number of votes in the company thereafter amounts to 1,620,426,933.
The total number of registered shares in the company amounts to 705,110,094, of which 101,701,871 are Class A shares and 603,408,223 are Class B shares.
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Petter Tiger, Press & Media Officer, +46 8 788 53 62
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The information provided herein is such that SCA is obligated to disclose pursuant to the Financial Instruments Trading Act (SFS 1991:980).
SCA is a global hygiene and paper company that develops and produces personal care products, tissue, packaging solutions, publication papers and solid-wood products. Sales are conducted in some 100 countries. SCA has many well-known brands, including the global brands Tena and Tork. Sales in 2009 amounted to SEK 111 billion (EUR 10.5 billion). SCA has approximately 50,000 employees. More information at www.sca.com