Type af revisorbistand:Auditor's report on audited financial statements
Navn på revisionsvirksomhed:PricewaterhouseCoopersStatsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab
Revisionsvirksomhedens CVR-nr.:33771231
Beskrivelse af revisor:STATE AUTHORISED PUBLICACCOUNTANT
Virksomhedens regnskabsklasse:Reporting class D
Grundlag for konklusion (revision):BASIS FOR OPINIONWe conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and the additional requirements applicable in Denmark. Our responsibilities under those standards and requirements are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. IndependenceWe are independent of the Group in accordance with the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants’ International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (IESBA Code) and the additional ethical requirements applicable in Denmark. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the IESBA Code. To the best of our knowledge and belief, prohibited non-audit services referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 were not provided. AppointmentWe were first appointed auditors of Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S on 26 April 2017 for the financial year 2017. We have been reappointed annually by shareholder resolution for a total period of uninterrupted engagement of 7 years including the financial year 2023.
Konklusion (revision):OUR OPINIONIn our opinion, the Consolidated Financial Statements give a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position at 31 December 2023 and of the results of the Group’s operations and cash flows for the financial year 1 January to 31 December 2023 in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as adopted by the EU and further requirements in the Danish Financial Statements Act. Moreover, in our opinion, the Parent Company Financial Statements give a true and fair view of the Parent Company’s financial position at 31 December 2023 and of the results of the Parent Company’s operations for the financial year 1 January to 31 December 2023 in accordance with the Danish Financial Statements Act. Our opinion is consistent with our Auditor’s Long-form Report to the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors. What we have audited The Consolidated Financial Statements of Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, pages 86-126 for the financial year 1 January to 31 December 2023 comprise the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated balance sheet, the consolidated statement of changes in equity, the consolidated cash flow statement and the notes, including material accounting policy information. The Parent Company Financial Statements of Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, pages 139-153 for the financial year 1 January to 31 December 2023 comprise the income statement, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity and the notes, including material accounting policy information. Collectively referred to as the “Financial Statements”.
Udtalelse om ledelsesberetningen (revision):STATEMENT ON MANAGEMENT’S REVIEWManagement is responsible for Management’s Review, pages 3-85 and 127-138. Our opinion on the Financial Statements døs not cover Management’s Review, and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read Management’s Review and, in doing so, consider whether Management’s Review is materially inconsistent with the Financial Statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. Moreover, we considered whether Management’s Review includes the disclosures required by the Danish Financial Statements Act and Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (EU Taxonomy Regulation). Based on the work we have performed, in our view, Management’s Review is in accordance with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Parent Company Financial Statements and has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Danish Financial Statements Act and the disclosure requirements of Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (EU Taxonomy Regulation). We did not identify any material misstatement in Management’s Review.