Unisource sells 3 million Mobilcom shares for 3,5 GSEK
Unisource sells 3 million Mobilcom shares for 3,5 GSEK Unisource N.V. has sold three million shares of MobilCom AG, equivalent to 6.5% of MobilCom's outstanding share capital, for a total of 3,5 GSEK. The shares have been placed by Deutsche Bank with German and international investment companies. The transaction was completed on Tuesday after the close of trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This investment was completed after D Plus was sold to MobilCom AG, Buedelsdorf, Germany, for which Unisource received 3 million MobilCom shares plus DEM 50 million in cash. "A good deal for Telia. This transaction is in line with Unisource's defined divestment strategy, which Unisource has created for its three shareholders, KPN Telecom, Telia of Sweden and Swisscom of Switzerland. With this transaction, Unisource successfully concluded its divestment process, said Annika Christiansson, Executive Vice President, Telia." Further information to journalists, please contact: Telia´s Press Office +46 8 713 58 30 Telia is the leading supplier of telecom-based information services in the Nordic/Baltic region. At the same time, "seamless" pan-European and global services are being realized through powerful alliances and partnerships in Europe and around the world. Annual turnover 1998 reached 51 240 MSEK and the number of employees amounted to approx. 30 600. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/02/17/20000217BIT00890/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/02/17/20000217BIT00890/bit0002.pdf