Essity: 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 February, at the request of shareholders, 600 Class A shares were converted to Class B shares. The total number of votes in the company thereafter amounts to 1,257,952,737.

The total number of registered shares in the company amounts to 702,342,489 of which 61,734,472 are Class A shares and 640,608,017 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 February 26, 2021, at 08:00 CET.

For further information, please contact:

Karl Stoltz, Media Relations Manager, +46 8 788 51 55