TeliaSonera completes TEO transaction with East Capital and continues to increase ownership through open market purchases

The voluntary takeover bid process for remaining outstanding shares continues as
previously announced.

On May 8 TeliaSonera announced the agreement to acquire 7.87 percent of the
shares in TEO LT from East Capital for EUR 0.637 (LTL 2.20) per share and the
transaction was completed on May 10.

Since 8 May, TeliaSonera has also acquired an additional 6.55 percent of the
outstanding shares in TEO LT through open market purchases at the same price
(EUR 0.637/LTL 2.20) as paid to East Capital. As a result of these transactions,
TeliaSonera’s ownership in TEO LT will after settlement increase to 82.71
percent.

The bid in the open market continues and the process to launch the announced
voluntary takeover bid for the remaining outstanding shares in TEO LT is
ongoing, and will start as soon as all related approvals are received. All
shareholders of TEO LT will be offered the same price of EUR 0.637 (LTL 2.20)
per share.

TeliaSonera is committed to providing the same opportunity to all shareholders
who wish to sell their shares in TEO LT.

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 6 p.m. CET on May 10, 2012
.

For more information, please call the TeliaSonera press office + 46-771 77 58
30, press@teliasonera.com

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statements due to many factors, many of which are outside the control of
TeliaSonera.

TeliaSonera provides network access and telecommunication services in the Nordic
and Baltic countries, the emerging markets of Eurasia, including Russia and
Turkey, and in Spain. TeliaSonera helps people and companies communicate in an
easy, efficient and environmentally friendly way. Our ambition is to be number
one or two in all our markets, providing the best customer experience, high
quality networks and cost efficient operations. TeliaSonera is also the leading
European wholesale provider with a wholly-owned international carrier network.
In 2011, net sales amounted to SEK 104 billion, EBITDA to SEK 36.9 billion and
earnings per share to SEK 4.20. The TeliaSonera share is listed on NASDAQ OMX
Stockholm and NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Read more at
www.teliasonera.com.