Press Releases

February

15 February 2012

Telenor acquires 234,000,000 VimpelCom preferred shares from Weather Investments II and withdraws arbitration claim

- Telenor has purchased 234,000,000 VimpelCom preferred shares from Weather Investments II S.a.r.l. (“Weather”), for US$374,400,000, thereby increasing Telenor's voting share in VimpelCom Ltd. to 36.36 %, subject to adjustment arising under certain put and call arrangements. Weather is the investment vehicle through which Mr. Naguib Sawiris and his family hold their interests in VimpelCom Ltd. (“VimpelCom”).

15 February 2012

Telenor Group seeks indemnities from Unitech Limited as it gets ready for a new future in India

Telenor Group today issued a notice to its Indian strategic partner Unitech Limited, that it will seek indemnity and compensation following the cancellation of Uninor’s 22 licenses by the Supreme Court of India.

02 February 2012

Indian Supreme Court cancelling 2G licences

2 February 2012 the Indian Supreme Court delivered its judgment on a public interest petition seeking cancellation of 122 cellular phone licences granted by the Government of India in 2008, including 22 licences to Uninor.

January

12 January 2012

Presentation of Telenor's fourth quarter results 2011

Telenor will present its financial results for the fourth quarter 2011 on Wednesday 8 February 2012 at 09:00 hrs Norwegian time/CET. The presentation, which will also be broadcast live over the Internet, will be held in Auditorium A, Telenor Expo Visitor Centre at Fornebu near Oslo. The figures will be published on Telenor's website at 07:00 CET.