Form 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date:
1st of
February, 2006, for the month of January, 2006
TELENOR ASA
(Registrants Name)
Snarøyveien 30,
1331 Fornebu,
Norway
(Registrants Address)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of
Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F: þ Form 40-F o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form
is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No: þ
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g3-2(b):
05.01.06 12:51 Marked=OB TEL ACQUISITION OF VODAFONE SWEDEN COMPLETED avtaler
Telenor has today paid EUR 994 million to
Vodafone, thereby completing the acquisition of
the mobile operator Vodafone Sweden. Including
debt, the purchase price is EUR 1,035 million.
10.01.06 08:05 Marked=OB TEL NEW GROUP MANAGEMENT MEMBERS APPOINTED organisasjonsendring
Telenor`s mobile commitments in Asia and Europe
are becoming increasingly important to the Group.
Telenor is therefore appointing two of its most
experienced executives Arve Johansen and Jan
Edvard Thygesen to head its commitments in
these regions. Coordination across the Group`s
operations is also strengthened, as two new
members are appointed to the Group Management.
Telenor is now establishing Asia and
Eastern/Central Europe as separate areas of
responsibility, with dedicated Executive Vice
Presidents, as Telenor has previously done with
its Nordic operations. Arve Johansen will head
Telenor`s commitments in Asia, and Jan Edvard
Thygesen will head the Group`s commitments in
Eastern/Central Europe. Both Johansen and
Thygesen are experienced members of Telenor`s
Group Management.
Two new members will also be joining the Group
Management, as Telenor strengthens the co-
ordination of operational and human resources
across all countries in which it has business
activities. Ragnar H. Korsæth will be responsible
for global coordination and for the extraction of
synergies between the mobile operations. Senior
Vice President for HR, Bjørn Magnus Kopperud,
will also join the Group Management. Both possess
extensive experience within their respective
fields at Telenor. The changes to Telenor`s Group
Management will be effective from today, Tuesday
10 January.
The new Group Management serves to illustrate
the changes that Telenor is undergoing. Asia and
Eastern/Central Europe are becoming increasingly
important to Telenor. To achieve success, each
operation must develop local competitiveness
through partnerships and exchange of competence
across companies, countries and regions. The
composition of the Group Management reflects this
development, and secures necessary backing for
these important efforts, said President and CEO
Jon Fredrik Baksaas.
Telenors Group Management now consists of:
Jon Fredrik Baksaas, President and CEO
Arve Johansen, Senior Executive Vice President
and Head of Telenor in Asia
Jan Edvard Thygesen, Executive Vice President and
Head of Telenor in Eastern/Central Europe
Morten Karlsen Sørby, Executive Vice President
and Head of Telenor in the Nordic Region
Stig Eide Sivertsen, Executive Vice President and
Head of Telenor Broadcast
Trond Ø. Westlie, Executive Vice President and CFO
Ragnar H. Korsæth, Executive Vice President and
Head of Global Coordination
Bjørn Magnus Kopperud, Executive Vice President
and Head of Human Resources.
12.01.06
09:04 Marked=OB TEL PROPOSED SECONDARY PLACING OF SHARES IN
INMARSAT andre børsmeldinger
JPMorgan Cazenove Limited and Lehman Brothers
International announce an accelerated bookbuilt
secondary placing of approximately 80 million
ordinary shares in Inmarsat, representing in
aggregate approximately 17.5 per cent. of the
issued share capital of Inmarsat, subject to
demand, price and market conditions.
The proposed sellers of the ordinary shares which
are the subject of the placing are funds advised
by Apax Partners Worldwide LLP, funds advised by
Permira, Comsat Investments Inc., a subsidiary of
Lockheed Martin and Telenor Satellite Services AS
Whether the placing proceeds, the number of
ordinary shares in the placing and the placing
price will be decided at the close of the
accelerated bookbuilding period following
agreement between the managers and the sellers,
and a further announcement will be made by the
managers at that time.
Pricing and allocations are expected to be
announced as soon as practicable following the
closing of the books.
12.01.06
11:44 Marked=OB TEL TELENOR SELLS 51 PERCENT OF ITS STAKE IN
INMARSAT avtaler
Telenor has today sold 21 894 877 shares in Inmarsat PLC at £3.48 per share.
The transaction will provide Telenor with total
sales proceeds of £ 75.1 million and a financial
gain of approximately £ 74.4 million. The sale
represents 4.8 percent of the share capital in
Inmarsat. After the transaction Telenor owns 4.6
percent of Inmarsat of which there is a lock up
until the earlier of Inmarsat`s release of
preliminary results for 2005 and 120 days after
31. December 2005.
31.01.06
15:46 Marked=OB TEL TAX AUTHORITIES APPEAL TAX RULING andre børsmeldinger
Telenor has today been informed that the tax
authorities have appealed the Appeal Court`s
(Borgarting Lagmannsrett) decision of December
21st, 2005. The Court ruled in favour of Telenor
in respect to the tax losses which occurred from
the intragroup sale of shares in Sonofon Holding
A/S.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Telenor ASA |
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Name:
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Trond Westlie |
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Title:
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CFO |
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Date:
1st of
February, 2006 |
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