Lars Nilsson appointed deputy CEO of Tele2 AB

Stockholm - Tele2 AB (Tele2), (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: TEL2 A and TEL2 B) today
announced that the Board of Directors has appointed CFO Lars Nilsson as deputy
CEO of Tele2 AB.

Lars Nilsson, who acted as interim CEO during the period before Mats Granryd
joined the company, will continue in his role as CFO.
Contacts

Lars Torstensson, Investor Inquiries, Telephone: +46 702 73 48 79
Pernilla Oldmark, Press Inquiries, Telephone: +46 704 26 45 45


TELE2 IS ONE OF EUROPE'S LEADING TELECOM OPERATORS, ALWAYS PROVIDING THE BEST
DEAL. We have 29 million customers in 11 countries. Tele2 offers mobile
services, fixed broadband and telephony, data network services, cable TV and
content services. Ever since Jan Stenbeck founded the company in 1993, it has
been a tough challenger to the former government monopolies and other
established providers. Tele2 has been listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm since
1996. In 2009, we had net sales of SEK 39.5 billion and reported an operating
profit (EBITDA) of SEK 9.4 billion.


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