TeliaSonera announces cash offer for TEO LT

Press Release
August 24, 2009


TeliaSonera announces cash offer for TEO LT

NOT TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA JAPAN OR
ITALY

TeliaSonera AB, the leading telecommunications group in the Nordic-Baltic
region, announces its decision to make a public offer for all the issued shares
in the Lithuanian telecommunications company TEO LT AB (“TEO LT”) that it does
not already own.

TeliaSonera presently holds 100 percent of the shares in Amber Teleholding A/S,
which owns 488,947,656 ordinary registered shares in TEO LT, representing 60
percent of all outstanding shares and 62.94 percent of all votes. The offer
concerns all issued shares in TEO LT that TeliaSonera does not already own
(excluding shares owned by TEO LT itself). TeliaSonera will offer LTL 1.83 in
cash for each ordinary registered share of TEO LT. The total amount of the offer
is LTL 527 million (SEK 1,556 million). This represents offer price premia of
52.4 percent over the 180-day and 47.5 percent over the 60-day volume-weighted
average TEO LT share price, respectively, and 30.7 percent over the closing
market price as of August 21, 2009. 

The offer is not conditional and has no minimum threshold of shares acquired.
The offer will not be extended to the Global Depository Receipts, (GDRs), nor to
the shares and GDRs owned by TEO LT.

TeliaSonera offers reliable, innovative and user friendly telecommunication
services in 20 markets, while at the same time recognizing the importance, as
well as the potential, of adapting its portfolio of services to local market
conditions. TeliaSonera aims at creating customer value by providing world class
customer service, high quality networks and an efficient cost structure. The
offer is in line with the group's strategy to increase ownership in core
business holdings.

“TEO LT's future prospects will improve from an increased TeliaSonera ownership.
TEO LT will gain enhanced access to TeliaSonera's know-how and innovative
solutions which will enable them to develop and provide new services to
customers at lower cost. We also believe that TEO LT would benefit in its future
development and investments from TeliaSonera's strong financial position,” says
Lars Nyberg, President and CEO of TeliaSonera. 

TEO LT is one of the leading providers of telecommunication services in
Lithuania with strong brands and a leading market position. TeliaSonera regards
Lithuania as a home market and has made considerable investments in the country.
Going forward, TeliaSonera will make further investments in the country to
fortify this position. 

TeliaSonera will apply to Lithuanian Securities Commission (LSC) officially for
approval of the offering Circular to the shareholders on August 25, 2009. The
acceptance period for the offer begins on 4th business day after the offering
Circular has been approved by the LSC, currently expected on September 9, 2009,
and will last for 31 (thirty-one) calendar days, i.e. until October 9, 2009. The
above dates are indicative and subject to change pursuant to the approval of the
documents by the LSC. TEO LT's Board opinion is due within 10 calendar days from
the date when the Circular is published.

Today TeliaSonera also announces a cash offer for all the issued shares in Eesti
Telekom in Estonia that TeliaSonera does not already own.

SEB Enskilda is acting as TeliaSonera's sole financial advisor in this
transaction. Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas ir Partneriai LAWIN is acting as
TeliaSonera's Lithuanian legal advisers and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is acting as
international legal adviser.


This press release does not constitute, or form part of, any offer or invitation
to sell, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase any securities in any
jurisdiction, nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact of its distribution
form the basis of or be relied on in connection with, any contract therefore. 

The Offer is not being made and will not be made directly or indirectly in, or
by use of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or
foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the
United States of America, Canada, Australia, Japan or Italy. 

This includes, but is not limited to, facsimile transmission, electronic mail,
telex, telephone and the Internet. Accordingly, copies of this press release and
any related offering documents are not being, and must not be, mailed or
otherwise transmitted, distributed or forwarded in or into the United States of
America, Canada, Australia, Japan or Italy.

Any purported acceptance of the Offer resulting directly or indirectly from a
violation of these restrictions will be invalid. No securities or other
consideration is being solicited and if sent in response by a resident of the
United States of America, Canada, Australia, Japan or Italy will not be
accepted. 
No indications of interest in the Offer are sought by this press release.

The release, publication or distribution of this press release in certain
jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in such
jurisdictions into which this press release is released, published or
distributed should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions. 

Receipt of this press release will not constitute an offer in those
jurisdictions in which it would be illegal to make the Offer and in such
circumstances it will be deemed to have been sent for information purposes only.

TeliaSonera AB discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Swedish
Securities Markets Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instrument Trading Act. The
information was submitted for publication at 07.30 a.m. CET on August 24, 2009.
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For further information journalists can contact:
The TeliaSonera Press Office, +46-771 77 58 30
investor-relations@teliasonera.com 

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in the press release relating to future status or circumstances,
including future performance and other trend projections are forward-looking
statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and
uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will
occur in the future. There can be no assurance that actual results will not
differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements due to many factors, many of which are outside the control of
TeliaSonera.

TeliaSonera provides telecommunication services in the Nordic and Baltic
countries, the emerging markets of Eurasia, including Russia and Turkey, and in
Spain. We are the leading European provider of quality cross-border voice, IP
and capacity services, provided through our wholly-owned international carrier
network. In 2008, TeliaSonera's net sales amounted to SEK 104 billion, and at
the end of December 2008 the total number of subscriptions was 135 million in 20
countries. The TeliaSonera share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ
OMX Helsinki. Simplicity and service are important tools for us in creating
profitable growth and value for our customers and shareholders. Read more at
www.teliasonera.com