TeliaSoneran ostotarjous Eesti Telekomista sai Viron kilpailuviranomaisten hyväksynnän
Lehdistötiedote 30.April.2004 TeliaSoneran ostotarjous Eesti Telekomista sai Viron kilpailuviranomaisten hyväksynnän Viron kilpailuviranomaiset ovat 28.4.2004 antaneet hyväksyntänsä TeliaSoneran tekemälle tarjoukselle ostaa kaikki jäljellä olevat AS Eesti Telekomin osakkeet, jotka eivät vielä ole TeliaSoneran omistuksessa. Tarjous julkaistaan virallisesti tänään virolaisissa sanomalehdissä. Tarjouskirjeen vironkielinen ja englanninkielinen painettu versio ovat saatavana Hansapankin pääkonttorista Tallinnassa osoitteessa Liivalaia 8 huhtikuun 30. päivästä alkaen sekä sähköisessä muodossa Tallinnan pörssin verkkosivuilla (www.hex.ee) ja TeliaSoneran omilla verkkosivuilla (www.teliasonera.com/ir) tästä päivästä lähtien. Tarjouksen hyväksyntäkausi alkaa tänään 30.4.2004 ja päättyy 10.6.2004. Lisätietoja antavat Birgitta Grafström, Viestintäjohtaja, TeliaSonera Norway, Denmark ja Baltian maat, puh: +46-(0)70-555 00 04. TeliaSoneran lehdistöpalvelu, puh: +46-(0)8-713 58 30. This press release may not be published, distributed, diffused or otherwise sent in or into the United States of America (including its territories and possessions, every State of the United States and the District of Columbia), Canada, Japan or Australia and it does not constitute an extension into the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia of the offer mentioned in this press release. The offer mentioned in this press release is not being made in the Republic of Italy and has not been cleared by CONSOB pursuant to Italian laws and regulations. Accordingly, persons resident in Italy may not participate in this offer and neither this press release nor any other material relating to the offer may be distributed or made available in the Republic of Italy. This press release does not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities pursuant to the offer mentioned in this press release or otherwise. This press release must not be passed on to anybody else. The full terms and conditions of the offer mentioned in this press release will be set out in the prospectus detailing this offer to be published after its approval by the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority and, in the case of relevant global depositary receipt ("GDR") holders of AS Eesti Telekom, the instructions which will be made available by Baltic Tele AB to such GDR holders on how this offer may be accepted by them. Relevant holders of shares or GDRs of AS Eesti Telekom may rely only on such prospectus and instructions for all the terms and conditions of this offer. The offer mentioned in this press release is directed only at persons outside the United Kingdom or having professional experience in matters relating to investments and this offer is available only to and will be engaged in only with such persons. Persons in the United Kingdom who do not have professional experience in matters relating to investments should not rely or act on any information included in this press release. The availability of the offer mentioned in this press release may be affected by the laws of jurisdictions in addition to those mentioned above and holders of shares or global depositary receipts of AS Eesti Telekom must inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. ------------------------------------------------------------ Tämän tiedon Teille välitti Waymaker, http://www.waymaker.fi Seuraavat tiedostot ovat ladattavissa: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/04/30/20040429BIT01150/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/04/30/20040429BIT01150/wkr0002.pdf