Conversion of shares
According to Essity’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 January, at the request of shareholders 58,079 Class A shares were converted to Class B shares. The total number of votes in the company thereafter amounts to 1,277,754,717.
The total number of registered shares in the company amounts to 702,342,489 of which 63,934,692 are Class A shares and 638,407,797 are Class B shares.
NB: This information is such that Essity must disclose in accordance with the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication on January 31, 2019, at 06:30 CET.