Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S: Reporting of Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

                                                                                     Copenhagen, 25 May 2018

Reporting of Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

With reference to Article 19 of Regulation No. 596/2014 on Market Abuse the company hereby reports the following transactions:

1.

Information on the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

 Luc Missorten

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/title

Member of the Board of Directors

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S

b)

LEI code

5299003KG4JS99TRML67

4.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Shares

DK0060696300 - STG

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

 -  Aggregated volume

 -  Price

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-05-24

f)

Place of the transaction

Nasdaq Copenhagen

For further information, please contact:
For investor enquiries: Torben Sand, Head of Investor Relations, phone: +45 7220 7126 or torbensand@st-group.com

For media enquiries: Simon Mehl Augustesen, Director of Group Communications, phone: +45 7220 7152 or simon.augustesen@st-group.com