TeliaSonera's Annual General Meeting, April...
Press Release
April 24, 2007
TeliaSonera's Annual General Meeting, April 24, 2007
Today's Annual General Meeting of TeliaSonera AB (publ) approved the income
statement and balance sheet for 2006.
The Annual General Meeting decided upon a dividend to shareholders of SEK 6.30
per share, and April 27, 2007 was decided as the record date for the dividend.
With this record date, it is estimated that the dividend will be sent out from
VPC on May 3, 2007.
The shareholders' meeting discharged the Board of Directors and the CEO from
liability for the financial year 2006.
Ordinary members, Maija-Liisa Friman, Conny Karlsson, Lars G Nordström, Timo
Peltola, Jon Risfelt, Caroline Sundewall and Tom von Weymarn were re-elected.
Tom von Weymarn was re-elected as Chairman.
The following directors' fees were approved for the Board of Directors: to the
Chairman, SEK 900,000 (previously 800,000) and to the other board members,
elected by the Annual General Meeting, SEK 400,000 each. In addition,
remuneration to the Chairman of the Board's Audit Committee of SEK 150,000 and
of SEK 100,000 to each of the other members of the Audit Committee, and
remuneration to the Chairman of the Board's Remuneration Committee with SEK
40,000 and of SEK 20,000 to each of the other members of the Remuneration
Committee, were approved.
It was decided that Jonas Iversen (the Swedish state), Markku Tapio (the Finnish
state), KG Lindvall (Swedbank Robur), Lennart Ribohn (SEB) together with Tom von
Weymarn (the Chairman of the Board of Directors) were elected to the Nomination
Committee.
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statements due to many factors, many of which are outside the control of
TeliaSonera.
TeliaSonera is the leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic
region, with strong positions within mobile communications in Eurasia, Turkey
and Russia. At the end of 2006, TeliaSonera launched mobile services in Spain.
We provide reliable, innovative and easy-to-use services for transferring and
packaging voice, images, data, information, transactions and entertainment. In
2006, TeliaSonera's net sales amounted to SEK 91 billion, and at the end of
March 2007 the total number of customers exceeded 100 million in 15 countries.
The TeliaSonera share is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and the Helsinki
Stock Exchange, and the company is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability
Index. Simplicity and service are important tools for us in creating profitable
growth and value for our customers and shareholders. Read more at
www.teliasonera.com.