Uppdaterad tidplan för Telia/Sonera-samgåendet

Uppdaterad tidplan för Telia/Sonera-samgåendet SECs granskning tar längre tid än väntat- prospektet beräknas till september Telia och Sonera uppdaterar tidplanen för samgåendet mellan de två bolagen samt tidpunkten för erbjudandet från Telia till Soneras aktieägare; För närvarande granskar amerikanska Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) de dokument som gäller erbjudandet. Snarast efter att denna genomgång är avslutad kommer Telia att offentliggöra och registrera de nödvändiga handlingarna hos SEC och påbörja erbjudandet till Soneras aktieägare. Detta beräknas ske under september. Ytterligare information till journalister kan lämnas av: Telias presstjänst 020-77 58 30 Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the timing of Telia's exchange offer to Sonera's shareholders and warrantholders. Statements that are not strictly historical statements, including statements about Telia's and Sonera's beliefs and expectations, constitute forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Telia and Sonera are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim such obligation to, update or alter their forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Cautionary Disclaimer/Legend The combination of Sonera and Telia will be implemented through an exchange offer made by Telia to all shareholders of Sonera. This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Sonera. Any offer in the United States will only be made through a prospectus which is part of a registration statement on Form F-4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Sonera shareholders who are U.S. persons or are located in the United States are urged to carefully review the registration statement on Form F-4 and the prospectus included therein, the prospectus, the Schedule TO and other documents relating to the offer that will be filed by Telia with the SEC because these documents contain important information relating to the offer. You are also urged to read the related solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 that will be filed with the SEC by Sonera regarding the offer. You may obtain a free copy of these documents after they are fil ed with the SEC and other documents filed by Telia and Sonera with the SEC at the SEC?s web site at www.sec.gov. Once such documents are filed with the SEC, you will also be able to inspect and copy the registration statement on Form F-4, as well as any documents incorporated by reference therein, the Schedule TO and the Schedule 14D-9 at the public reference room maintained by the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public reference room. These documents may also be obtained free of charge by contacting Telia AB, Investor Relations, SE-12386 Farsta, Sweden. Attention: External Communications and Investor Relations (tel: +46 8 7137143, or Sonera, Teollisuuskatu 15, P.O. Box 106, FIN-00051 SONERA, Finland. Attention: Investor Relations (tel: +358 20401). YOU SHOULD READ THE PROSPECTUS AND THE SCHEDULE 14D-9 CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING A DECISION CONCERNING THE OFFER. ------------------------------------------------------------ Denna information skickades av Waymaker http://www.waymaker.se Följande filer finns att ladda ned: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/08/09/20020809BIT00640/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/08/09/20020809BIT00640/wkr0002.pdf