TeliaSonera sells its holding in SmartTrust

Press Release
April 22, 2009

TeliaSonera sells its holding in SmartTrust

TeliaSonera has signed an agreement with Giesecke & Devrient to sell its
shareholding, 24 %, in SmartTrust. The purchase price is confidential. Giesecke& Devrient is acquiring 100% of the shares from SmartTrust's current owners.

SmartTrust is a leading provider of software for managing applications on SIM
cards and mobile phones, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Giesecke & Devrient
is a technology leader in the field of smart cards, providing Smart-card-based
solutions for telecommunications, electronic payment, healthcare, ID,
transportation and IT security (PKI).




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 12 CET on April 22, 2009.

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