The Administrative Court issues ruling on deduction of exchange losses

Stockholm – Tele2 AB (“Tele2”) (Nasdaq Stockholm: TEL2 A and TEL2 B) has today been notified that the Administrative Court ruled to reject part of Tele2’s claim for a deduction of an exchange loss in connection to the establishment of Tele2’s previous joint venture in Kazakhstan.

The Administrative Court has today ruled to reject part of Tele2’s claim for a deduction of an exchange loss related to a conversion of a shareholder loan in connection to the establishment of Tele2’s previous joint venture in Kazakhstan. After the ruling today, the tax claim amounts to SEK 355 million out of the initial tax claim of SEK 558 million (including tax surcharge and interest). Tele2 will appeal the decision. A decision on whether to make a provision for the SEK 355 million will be made in connection to Tele2’s Q4 2020 report.


For more information, please contact:
Joel Ibson, Head of Corporate Communications, Phone: +46 766 26 44 00
Marcus Lindberg, Head of Investor Relations, Phone: +46 73 439 25 40


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