Millicom and the Republic of Senegal jointly terminate all legal proceedings

Stockholm, October 12, 2012 – Millicom International Cellular S.A. (“Millicom”)
(Stockholmsbörsen: MIC) and the government of the Republic of Senegal are
pleased to announce today that they have signed a settlement to end amicably
their dispute, initiated in 2008 before the ICSID (International Centre for
Settlement of Investment Disputes), over the validity of Millicom's license in
Senegal.
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Millicom International Cellular S.A. is a global telecommunications group with
mobile telephony operations in 13 countries in Latin America and Africa. It also
operates various combinations of fixed telephony, cable and broadband businesses
in five countries in Central America. The Group’s mobile operations have a
combined population under license of approximately 270 million people.

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