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Date: 1999-01-20

Elchbrunft: Telia mit Telenor begattet


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Die Mergermania im Telekombereich macht auch vor
Europas hohen Norden nicht halt. Getrieben von
wechselweiser Merger/brunft fielen Norwegens Telenor &
Schwedens Telia übereinander her, gleichwohl sie sich noch
nicht auf einen Namen einigen konnten & beide noch fest in
Staates Händen sind. Dem soll mit einem Abstecher zum
Börsenstriche abgeholfen werden.

post/scrypt: Als Kuppler haben JP Morgan und HSBC
Investment mit Fantastilliarden Norweger/ &
Schwedenkronen im Hintergrund gewirkt.


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Telenor and Telia to be merged into a new company

(Oslo/Stockholm, 20.01.99) The Norwegian Minister of
Transport and Communications Odd Einar Dørum and the
Swedish Minister of Industry Bjørn Rosengren on Wednesday
signed a letter of intent to merge Telenor and Telia into a new
company. The agreement is based on commercial principles,
equality between the two countries and a precondition that
the new company will be partially privatized and listed on the
stock exchange.

The boards of Telenor and Telia support the agreement
between the two ministers.
...
"Now we will increase our customer focus further. Together
we will have the size and experience necessary to further
develop our position from a leading role in the Nordic
countries into a strong international player," says Mr Arnfinn
Hofstad, chairman of the board of Telenor, and Mr Jan
Stenberg, chairman of the board of Telia, in a joint statement.
...
When merged, the Swedish government will own 60% of the
new company, while the Norwegian government will own
40%. The balance between the owners will be preserved by
giving the parties equal voting rights, thereby ensuring equal
influence. The merger is dependent on the approval of the
national assemblies of the two countries and by the EU
Commission.

According to the agreement between the owners, an IPO
(initial public offering) of the new company is to take place as
soon as possible. The owners have agreed to sell down to
33.4% each, while 33.2% will be offered for sale to new
owners.
....
The company's first chairman of the board will be Mr Jan
Stenberg. The chairmanship will rotate between the two
countries.
...
The new company will be one of the leading
telecommunications groups in Northern Europe, with annual
revenues (based on the last 12 months at 3rd quarter 1998)
of c. NOK 75 billion /SEK 79 billion and an operating profit of
approx. NOK 12 billion/SEK 13 billion. The company will have
approx. 51,000 employees.
....

Both companies are already working on measures to reduce
the number of employees in the existing operations. The
merger could make further reductions necessary. However,
new demands for personnel in expanding areas will, in
combination with normal staff turnover, greatly ease the
transition.
....
As a result of the convergence of telecommunications, IT and
content distribution, traditional industry dividing lines are
being erased. This will bring in a number of new players, not
least globally-oriented companies, as new competitors for
traditional telecoms. Competitive markets are growing across
national borders where national monopolies previously
existed. The merger of Telenor and Telia creates a Nordic
corporation prepared to face this competition.

The new company will be a world leader in areas such as
mobile communications, the Internet and satellite
communications. Structural changes in the
telecommunications market make it natural to pursue various
forms of international alliances and partnerships. The purpose
of this merger is to ensure access to markets, technology
and complementary expertise. An important consideration
will also be to reduce the company's own exposure to risk by
working with others. The company will choose partners
suited to the technology, market conditions and growth
ambitions of the individual business areas. Demanding
customers New products and services are being developed at
a high tempo with the aid of new technology. Internet and
mobile technology is leading the development and
convergence of the telecommunications, IT, and content
industries. The Nordic IT markets are advanced and
attractive, with a population that quickly adopts new
technology compared with the rest of the world. Sweden and
Norway rank at the very top with respect to telephone
density, mobile phone density and Internet access and use.

....
On this basis the company's ambition is to provide a long-
term return that will make the company an attractive
investment for its shareholders. A new integrated company
All operations of Telenor and Telia will be integrated in the
new company, which will be organized into business areas
with full profit responsibility for products and markets. The
company's international market development centre will be
located in Oslo, while the management functions of the
business areas will be divided between the two countries.
R&D activities will be further developed in both countries.

...
HSBC Investment Banking has been Telenor's financial
adviser, while JP Morgan has been Telia's financial adviser.


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published on: 1999-01-20
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