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Tallinna Börs NEWS RELEASE 06/10/2004
RESULTS OF THE CASH OFFER
On 30 April 2004 Baltic Tele AB, registration number 556454-0085, address
c/o TeliaSonera AB, Ekonomi, Box 7754, SE-103 96, Stockholm, Sweden, made an
offer to acquire all shares of AS Eesti Telekom, registry code 10234957,
address Roosikrantsi 2, 10119 Tallinn, not already owned by Baltic Tele AB
from the shareholders of AS Eesti Telekom in accordance with the Rules of
Takeover Bids and other laws effective in the Republic of Estonia
(the "Offer").
The period for the acceptance of the Offer ended on 10 June 2004.
The Offer was conditional upon Baltic Tele AB obtaining the approval of the
Estonian Competition Board for the acquisition of control over AS Eesti
Telekom (permission for concentration). Estonian Competition Board granted
Baltic Tele AB the permission for concentration on 12 May 2004.
The Offer was also conditional upon shareholders of AS Eesti Telekom giving
acceptances to the Offer in such extent that would have resulted in Baltic
Tele AB holding (together with the shares of AS Eesti Telekom held by Baltic
Tele AB on 14 April 2004) at least 85% of all shares of AS Eesti Telekom.
This condition was not satisfied.
Since one of the conditions of the Offer was not satisfied, the rights and
obligations determined by the Offer did not arise.
Therefore, the shareholding of Baltic Tele AB in AS Eesti Telekom has not
changed and, as at 10 June 2004, Baltic Tele AB owns 67,317,756 A-shares of
AS Eesti Telekom, representing 48.91% of the total number of shares of AS
Eesti Telekom. No other company belonging to the TeliaSonera group owns any
share of AS Eesti Telekom.
AS Hansapank,
representative of Baltic Tele AB regarding the cash offer (in Estonia)
Lauri Lind
AS Hansapank
+372 6131 355