The shareholders in Netcom AB (nasdaq: necs) are hereby invited to attend an extraordinary general meeting, at 10.00 a.m

THE SHAREHOLDERS IN NETCOM AB (Nasdaq: NECS) ARE HEREBY INVITED TO ATTEND AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING, AT 10.00 A.M. ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2001, AT GAMLA STANS BRYGGERI, TULLHUS 2, SKEPPSBRON, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN. Notice Shareholders who wish to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting must: * on Tuesday February 6, 2001 be recorded in the share register maintained by Värdepapperscentralen VPC AB ("VPC") (the Swedish Securities Register Center); and * give notice to the company of his or her intention to attend not later than Monday February 12, 2001 at 1.00 p.m. (Swedish local time). Notice shall be made, in writing, to NetCom AB, Box 2094, SE-103 13 Stockholm, or by e-mail to extrabolagsstamma01@netcom.se, or by telephone on +46 (0)8 562 000 60. In providing such notice the shareholder is asked to state his/her name, address, telephone number, civic registration number or corporate identification number, registered number of shares held, and the representative(s), if any. Shareholders who have trustee-registered shares must temporarily register their shares in their own name in order to be able to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. This voting-right registration must be completed not later than Tuesday February 6, 2001. Such shareholders should therefore request such registration from their trustees well in advance of said date. Shareholders' representatives and representatives of legal entities are asked to submit documentation certifying their authorisation to represent the principal in advance of the Extraordinary General Meeting. Items at the Extraordinary General Meeting 1. Election of the chairman of the meeting. 2. Preparation and approval of the list of shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting. 3. Approval of the agenda proposed by the board of directors. 4. Election of one or two persons to verify the minutes. 5. Determination of whether the meeting has been duly convened. 6. Decision on change of name of the company (see below). 7. Closing of the meeting. Decision proposed by the board of directors Item 6 The board of directors proposes that the Extraordinary General Meeting resolve to change the name of the company from NetCom AB to Tele2 AB by amending § 1 of the articles of association. § 1 of the articles of association shall thereafter contain the following wording in Swedish: "Bolagets firma är Tele2 AB. Bolaget är publikt (publ).", in substance meaning that the name of the company is Tele2 AB and that the company is a public company (publ). Stockholm, January 2001 The Board of Directors ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/01/19/20010119BIT00010/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/01/19/20010119BIT00010/bit0002.pdf