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Mission Organization Chart Statutes Activities Plan Strategy Contacts National Legislation European Community Notification of Mergers Merger Decisions Other Cases and Decisions Non-notification cases Competition Authority European Commission Responsibilities National Bilateral Multilateral OECD WTO UNCTAD	The Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S ("Scandinavian Tobacco") notifies acquisition of exclusive control of some of the worldwide activities of Swedish Match AB (Swedish Match), through control of 51% of the registered capital of a company to which some of Scandinavian Tobacco and Swedish Match’s activities will be transferred. This company will produce and market cigars, pipe tobacco and fine cut tobacco Case: Competition Authority - DCC- CCENT No. 18/2010 - Scandinavian Tobacco/Swedish Match Notified on 4 May 2010, this merger operation consists of the acquisition, by the Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (Scandinavian Tobacco), of exclusive control of some of the worldwide activities of Swedish Match AB (Swedish Match), through control of 51% of the registered capital of a company to which some of Scandinavian Tobacco and Swedish Match's activities will be transferred. This company will produce and market cigars, pipe tobacco and fine cut tobacco. Undertakings involved: Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S - a Danish-registered company, controlled indirectly by the Danish Augustinus Group; it manufactures and sells tobacco products, namely cigars (in particular the brands "Café Crème", "Henri Wintermans Founder´s Blend" and "Mercator"), pipe tobacco (in particular the brands "Erinmore", "Clan", "Sail" and "Holland House") and fine cut tobacco (in particular the brand "Crossroad"). Swedish Match AB - a Swedish-registered open capital company, quoted on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm; it manufactures and sells tobacco products, namely cigars (in particular the brands "Salsa", "Willen II", "Hollandia", "Bogart" and "La Paz"), pipe tobacco (in particular the brands "Blue Ridge" and "Borkum Riff") and fine cut tobacco. (Notice published in the Diário de Notícias and Diário Económico of 25 May 2010)

The Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S ("Scandinavian Tobacco") notifies acquisition of exclusive control of some of the worldwide activities of Swedish Match AB (Swedish Match), through control of 51% of the registered capital of a company to which some of Scandinavian Tobacco and Swedish Match’s activities will be transferred. This company will produce and market cigars, pipe tobacco and fine cut tobacco

Case: Competition Authority - DCC- CCENT No. 18/2010 - Scandinavian Tobacco/Swedish Match

Notified on 4 May 2010, this merger operation consists of the acquisition, by the Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (Scandinavian Tobacco), of exclusive control of some of the worldwide activities of Swedish Match AB (Swedish Match), through control of 51% of the registered capital of a company to which some of Scandinavian Tobacco and Swedish Match's activities will be transferred. This company will produce and market cigars, pipe tobacco and fine cut tobacco.

Undertakings involved:

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S - a Danish-registered company, controlled indirectly by the Danish Augustinus Group; it manufactures and sells tobacco products, namely cigars (in particular the brands "Café Crème", "Henri Wintermans Founder´s Blend" and "Mercator"), pipe tobacco (in particular the brands "Erinmore", "Clan", "Sail" and "Holland House") and fine cut tobacco (in particular the brand "Crossroad").
Swedish Match AB - a Swedish-registered open capital company, quoted on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm; it manufactures and sells tobacco products, namely cigars (in particular the brands "Salsa", "Willen II", "Hollandia", "Bogart" and "La Paz"), pipe tobacco (in particular the brands "Blue Ridge" and "Borkum Riff") and fine cut tobacco.

(Notice published in the Diário de Notícias and Diário Económico of 25 May 2010)