As of today, January 13th, 2010, shares of Eesti Telekom are no longer traded on
the Tallinn Stock Exchange. Eesti Telekom wishes to thank all investors who have
entrusted Eesti Telekom with the growth of their capital. Eesi Telekom has been
among the best providers of dividend income throughout the history of Tallinn
Stock Exchange.
Estonian Central Register of Securities transferred minority of share capital of
Eesti Telekom to TeliaSonera AB on January 12th, 2010. This finalized the end of
listing and as of today, Eesti Telekom shares are no longer traded on NASDAQ OMX
Tallinn main list.
Eesti Telekom was pleased to operate as a public company for 11 years. Eesti
Telekom has received several awards for being the best public company in terms
of investor relations in Estonia and Baltic countries. Also, Eesti Telekom has
repeatedly received awards for having the best competitive strength among
communication companies in Estonia and has been among most reputable companies
in Estonia as well.
Eesti Telekom belongs to the TeliaSonera group and thus it will remain to be
part of public company. TeliaSonera AB shares are listed on Stockholm and
Helsinki stock exchanges. TeliaSonera is the leading telecommunication company
in both mobile and landline communication in Nordic region and Baltic countries.
TeliaSonera has 135 million customers and it operates in 20 countries in
Nordics, Baltic countries, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Eesti Telekom will continue to follow principles of open and fair business
practices and will remain open for its customers, partners and general public.
Eesti Telekom will continue with the vision of being a leader of Estonian
information society and will continue to develop its well-known brands EMT,
Elion and Microlink. EMT, Elion and Microlink are market leaders in all segments
- Eesti Telekom has built mobile network with the best quality and the largest
broadband and IT infrastructure. EMT/ Elion has 47% market share of mobile
communication market and 80% of market share of broadband and fixed
communication market.
Eesti Telekom has played a significant role in Estonian stock market and has
been one of the best dividend payers. East Telekom was listed on London Stock
Exchange in 1999 and therefore has also contributed to spreading information
about Estonian economy and development of Estonian digital society.
Eesti Telekom wishes to thank all investors who have trusted the company by
participating in it's growth through stock market for 11 years and wishes
everyone good luck with growing their capital in the future as well.