Press release
Tele2 Group
Dec 24 2007, 8:00 AM CET
Tele2 increases its ownership in Tele2 Netherlands Holding N.V. (former Versatel) to 98 percent ownership
Stockholm - Tele2 AB, ("Tele2"), (OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm: TEL2 A and TEL2 B), announced today that it has purchased 16 percent in Tele2 Netherlands Holding N.V., former Versatel. Tele2 will pay approximately 1,150 million SEK.
After the completion of the transaction, Tele2 will own approximately 98 percent of Tele2 Netherlands Holding N.V.
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Further information can be obtained from:
Lars-Johan Jarnheimer, President and CEO Tele2, Tel: +46 8 5626 4000
Lars Nilsson, CFO, Tel: +46 8 5626 4000
Lars Torstensson, Investor inquiries, Tel: +46 702 73 48 79
Lena Krauss, Investor inquiries, Tel: +46 8 5620 0045