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Tele2 Interim / Quarterly Report 2008

Apr 23, 2008

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Stockholm – Wednesday, April 23, 2008 – Tele2 AB ("Tele2") (OMX Nordic Exchange: TEL2 A and TEL2 B), today announced its consolidated results for the first quarter 2008.

Interim Report January–March 2008

In Q1 2008, Tele2's ebitda1) increased by 13 percent to sek 1,764 million. Mobile EBITDA1) increased by 27 percent to SEK 1,392 million.

  • Operating revenue1) amounted to SEK 10,378 (9,551) million, an increase by 9 percent. Operating revenue was negatively impacted by a nonrecurring charge of SEK 61 million from the Austrian operations.
  • EBITDA1) increased by 13 percent to SEK 1,764 (1,558) million. EBITDA was negatively impacted by a nonrecurring charge of SEK 61 million from the Austrian operations.
  • EBIT1) amounted to SEK 786 (674) million.
  • Net profit2) amounted to SEK 750 (301) million.
  • Earnings per share2) amounted to SEK 1.66 (0.77).
  • Tele2's net debt amounted to SEK 4,935 (16,072) million, a decrease by 69 percent.

The figures presented correspond to Q1 2008 unless else stated. The figures shown in parentheses correspond to the comparable periods in 2007.

1) Less divested operations (see note 8)

2) From continued operations (see note 9)

MOVING ON with sharper focus

"The hard work of the realignment process continues to show result, providing us with more space to manoeuvre.

The environment for corporate transactions is affected by the current credit turmoil. Nevertheless, we are certain that our dedication, focus and concentration will show results. Hence, we feel assured that the realignment process will develop according to plan.

Our mobile operations in Russia continue to impress. We are – step by step – reaching our communicated goals regarding this market area. New challenges lie ahead with the build-out based on the new licences that Tele2 was awarded in 2007.

The hard work of the realignment process continues to show result, providing us with more space to manoeuvre.

We will make a strong push in our Russian business, and plan to double the number of regions in the coming years. This will increase the population under Tele2 coverage by 50 percent in Russia. It is a truly demanding task, and if successful, will result in great rewards.

Mobile operations once again delivered a solid operational performance. We had a robust customer intake in Russia, Croatia and the Baltic. Russia improved its EBITDA margin to 35 percent, a new record level.

The Baltic managed to improve the overall EBITDA margin to 35 percent, despite a challenging economical environment. Croatia delivered a strong customer intake of 46,000 and despite continued losses, the future prospects of the operations look increasingly more promising. The Swedish mobile operations saw a somewhat slower net intake of customers due to seasonality. We are confident about the continued growth in new customers, especially in mobile broadband.

Our fixed BROADBAND operations added 66,000 customers during the quarter and generated a revenue growth of 11 percent, driven mainly by services on our own infrastructure. We consider our fixed broadband product as a good complement to our core operations in mobile. However, it is important to emphasis that the fixed broadband business must improve its profitability and meet the operational hurdles set by the management.

Fixed telephony operations continued to deliver robust results and profitability. The EBITDA margin was a solid 20 percent in the quarter. Even though we are well aware of the long term prospects of fixed line services, good cash flows remain to be generated in this area."

Lars-Johan Jarnheimer President and CEO of Tele2 AB

Financial overview

Tele2's financial performance reflects the ongoing realignment process and continued focus on mobile and fixed broadband services. Mobile and fixed broadband sales continued to grow, compared with the same period last year. A smaller scale and scope of the total operations and a greater focus on mobile services on own infrastructure has led to a continued expantion of the EBITDA margin. The decline in fixed line services is expected to continue.

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW, LESS DIVESTED operations

Customer net intake amounted to 23,000 (411,000) in Q1 2008. Mobile services continue the positive trend with robust customer intake in Russia, Baltic and Croatia. Swedish mobile saw as expected a somewhat slower quarter, adding 19,000 (17,000) mobile customers in total. However, Q1 2008 still represented a solid quarter for mobile broadband in Sweden, attracting 18,000 new customers.

Fixed telephony continued to see an outflow of customers and Tele2 lost 459,000 (400,000) users in the quarter. However, the larger outflow of customers was mainly driven by seasonally lower call-by-call volumes in Germany effecting the calculation of the call-by-call customer base negatively. In Q1 2008, the total customer base increased to 24,628,000 (23,609,000).

Operating revenue in Q1 2008 amounted to SEK 10,378 (9,551) million, an increase of 9 percent. The positive revenue development was mainly driven by mobile but also by fixed broadband services. Operating revenue, EBITDA and EBIT were negatively effected during the quarter by a nonrecurring charge of SEK 61 million from Tele2 Austria.

EBITDA in Q1 2008 amounted to SEK 1,764 (1,558) million, equivalent to an EBITDA margin of 17 (16) percent. The EBITDA development was influenced by an improved revenue mix, with a larger contribution from mobile services on own infrastructure. Tele2 also focused on maintaining the profit from its mature fixed telephony operations, which contributed to the overall operational development.

EBIT in Q1 2008 amounted to SEK 786 (674) million.

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW, Continuing operations1)

Profit/loss before tax amounted to SEK 836 (323) million. Net profit/loss amounted to SEK 750 (301) million.

Cash flow after Capex amounted to SEK 508 (–7712)) million.

CAPEX amounted to SEK 888 (994) million.

Net debt amounted to SEK 4,935 (16,072) million at March 31, 2008, or 0.74 times full year 2007 EBITDA.

financial comments

Tele2's longer term financial leverage should reflect both the status of its operations and the future strategic possibilities and obligations. Tele2 is still pursuing its realignment process, focusing the scope of its current geographic footprint. The company will also continue to invest in its core operations and also consider potential acquisitions.

Tele2's view on a longer term target for financial leverage, defined as net debt/EBITDA ratio, is that it should be in line with the industry and the markets in which it operates.

Toward the end of 2007, Tele2 Russia was awarded mobile telephony licenses for GSM in 17 new regions in Russia. In total, Tele2 now has licenses in 34 regions covering 60 million inhabitants. Tele2 will update the market on the development of the business plan of the 17 new regions on a regular basis. However, it should still be emphasised that the process for awarding the new licenses has been challenged in court. The following points should be taken into consideration when estimating the financial impact of the 17 new licenses:

  • › In 2008 the operational expenditures are estimated to SEK 50–75 million and the capital expenditures are estimated to SEK 500–600 million.
  • › In 2009 the operational expenditures are estimated to SEK 175–200 million and capital expenditures are estimated to SEK 800–1,000 million.
  • › Four regions will have been launched as of 1H 2009 and five regions as of 2H 2009. The base plan of the infrastructure based operation should be able to reach an EBITDA break-even three years after commercial launch date. However, there might be regional differences, moving the break-even date both forward and backwards.
  • › The longer term market share in the 17 new regions should not deviate significantly from the historic market share of Tele2 Russia.

1) Less discontinued operations (see note 9)

2) Including discontinued operations

financial overview cont.

SEK million 2008
Q1
2007
Q1
2007
full year
Mobile
Net customer intake (thousands) 416 725 3,202
Operating revenue 5,886 4,961 22,351
EBITDA 1,392 1,094 5,303
EBIT 978 714 3,687
Capex 571 627 2,759
Fixed broadband
Net customer intake (thousands) 66 86 280
Operating revenue 1,533 1,385 5,770
EBITDA –176 –76 –639
EBIT –584 –433 –2,114
Capex 227 234 979
Fixed telephony
Net customer intake (thousands)
–459 –400 –1,419
Operating revenue 2,348 2,763 10,246
EBITDA 480 482 1,775
EBIT 375 387 1,371
Capex 52 40 195
Total less divested operations
Net customer intake (thousands)
23 411 2,154
Operating revenue 10,378 9,551 40,513
EBITDA 1,764 1,558 6,636
EBIT 786 674 2,932
Capex 888 939 4,123
Continuing operations
Net customer intake (thousands) –93 335 1,857
Operating revenue 10,402 10,926 43,420
EBITDA 1,758 1,591 6,647
EBIT 862 602 1,485
Capex 888 994 4,269
EBT 836 323 759
Net profit/loss 750 301 –302
Cash flow from operating activities1) 1,507 402 4,350
Cash flow after Capex1) 508 –771 –819

1) 2007 figures include discontinued operations

Significant events in the quarter

Tele2 completed the divestment of its Austrian MVNO operations to Telekom Austria Group.

overview BY Product

Comments below relate to selected Tele2 operations less divested companies.

Mobile

Tele2 currently offers mobile services in 12 countries. In most of these Tele2 sells mobile telephony to consumers and companies. Tele2 has its own network in nine countries. In other countries Tele2 lease network capacity from other operators under MVNO agreements.

The core mobile operations of Tele2 continued to develop strongly. Net intake amounted to 416,000 (725,000), driven mainly by Russia and the Baltic region but also by Croatia. Mobile revenue grew by 19 percent to SEK 5,886 (4,961) million and EBITDA margin amounted to 24 (22) percent.

Sweden The customer growth in Q1 2008 was driven mainly by mobile broadband, which delivered a solid quarter adding 18,000 customers. The total mobile broadband customer base was 111,000 in Q1 2008 and ARPU was SEK 117, to some extent boosted by revenue from start-up and administrative fees.

Tele2 continues to expect a strong demand for mobile broadband services, especially from the consumer segment and in Q1 2008 new high speed offerings were introduced. The increased intake of mobile broadband customers will however be associated with higher acquisition costs as well as higher fees to the Svenska UMTS Nät AB joint venture, which will continue to impact margins.

Pre-paid services saw a net outflow of customers, driven mainly by a seasonal effect from high intake of holiday subscriptions in Q3 2007. The mobile operations in Sweden reported an ARPU of SEK 192 (171) in Q1 2008, including post-paid, pre-paid and mobile broadband subscriptions. Minutes of use per customer for the Swedish operations were 188 (161) in Q1 2008.

Norway Q1 2008 was characterized mainly by the migration of the customer base to the new MVNO agreement with Netcom ASA. Although the majority of the customers were migrated as of the month of March, Tele2 Norway was obligated to pay the minimum volume commitment fee to the former MVNO host. The migration process, together with a clean-up of the customer base, increased churn in Q1 2008 and lead to a net loss of –7,000 (16,000) customers.

EBITDA in Norway was negatively affected by increased customer turnover together with MVNO fees being paid to both Netcom ASA and the old host. As of Q2 2008 payments associated with the MVNO operation will only be paid to Netcom ASA.

Russia The EBITDA margin improved to 35 (29) percent during the quarter, mainly driven by scale effects in the 17 operational regions. ARPU amounted to SEK 56 (51). The increased usage was driven by improved network quality together with strong economic development. Customer net intake amounted to 319,000 (578,000) in Q1 2008. Tele2 Russia will continue to look for possibilities to expand its operations in Russia and CIS-countries through new licenses as well as complementary acquisitions.

Estonia The economic environment in the country continues to be challenging with slowing GDP growth, resulting in a more price sensitive market. As a result, Tele2 has been able to take market share both in the corporate as well as the consumer segment thanks to a clear price leadership position.

Churn continued to improve, especially in the corporate segment, mainly due to continued network expansion and quality improvement together with price leadership.

Interconnect rates lowered significantly in Q4 2007, which has had a negative impact in Q1 2008 and it is expected to be lowered further as of Q3 2008

Lithuania Tele2 continued its inroad into the post-paid and corporate segment, adding 35,000 (37,000) customers in Q1 2008. Despite the good market response, acquisition cost increased slightly during the quarter. Competition in the country continued to be high, however, Tele2 customer churn remained stable through effective retention activities and high customer satisfaction.

Latvia The economic situation in Latvia continued to be difficult yet stable. Price competition has been tough in the quarter, led by the incumbent. However, through perceived price leadership, Tele2 Latvia was able to gain market share during Q1 2008. Tele2 Latvia continues to make inroads into the corporate segment and there are also early market signs that mobile broadband is picking up in the country.

Croatia The operations in Croatia continued to develop according to plan. A new media strategy has lead to a better perception of the Tele2 brand, especially on price leadership. Customer churn is still on the higher end, but has improved during the quarter. With the new roaming agreement, effective as of 1 June, 2008, customer churn and profitability are expected to improve. Pricing was stable in the market during Q1 2008, with no major changes from the competition.

Switzerland Mobile telephony showed signs of positive development during Q1 2008 with revenues and subscriber base increasing and churn rate improving. In order to further strengthen the market position, the Tele2 brand was re-launched at the end of Q1 2008 in order to increase the brand awareness as a mobile operator and to increase the perception of Tele2 as a price leader.

France Tele2 continued to add customers in the quarter. The pricing environment in the French mobile market was stable in Q1 2008, with a tendency towards more fixed pricing plans. Thanks to the new MVNO agreement together with lower marketing expenses in general, EBITDA improved sequentially to SEK -36 million compared to SEK –72 million in Q4 2007.

Financial overview BY Product cont.

fixed broadband

Tele2 currently offers fixed broadband solutions to consumers and companies in ten countries. Tele2 operate its own or jointly owned network in six countries and are resellers of network capacity in the others. Fixed broadband services are seen as a good complement to Tele2's core mobile services on own infrastructure.

The total fixed broadband customer base grew by 66,000 (86,000) users, mainly driven by robust development in Sweden adding 30,000 (18,000) customers. Revenue increased by 11 percent to SEK 1,533 (1,385). EBITDA amounted to SEK –176 (–76). In 2008 it is important that profitability in fixed broadband services will increases and contributes to the operations as a whole.

Sweden Tele2 Sweden added 30,000 (18,000) customers in the quarter and continued to gain market share. Operating revenue grew by 8 percent and EBITDA margin amounted to -18 (2) percent in the quarter.

Norway Tele2 Norway continued to move its marketing efforts away from resold broadband and continued to migrate customers onto its own infrastructure. Hence, Tele2 Norway will continue to focus its marketing efforts where Tele2 owns infrastructure on LLUB.

Switzerland The ARPU development was stable in the quarter and churn rate in the customer base trended downwards. Competition from LLUB based operators was lower than forecasted. Tele2 Switzerland successfully implemented cost saving programmes during the quarter and EBITDA improved to SEK –2 (–16) million in Q1 2008.

Netherlands Tele2 Netherlands managed to gain market share in the fixed broadband market in Q1 2008. Acquisition cost remained stable but churn increased slightly leading to some pressure on net intake during the quarter. New retention measurements were taken to improve the situation. The pricing environment in the Netherlands remains competitive, driven by other ISPs and the incumbents' multibrand strategy.

Germany The fixed broadband market continued to be competitive in Q1 2008, with some early signs of market consolidation. However, the price environment during the quarter was relatively stable.

Tele2 Germany reduced the use of push sales activities significantly in Q1 2008, and switched to a more reactive customer acquisition strategy. This led to an improvement in profitability in fixed broadband services. Churn rate in the customer base improved during the quarter, due to better provisioning.

Austria Tele2 Austria continued to gain market share in the fixed broadband market. Competition from bundled offerings together with new low pricing points on mobile broadband services resulted in higher marketing costs and churn in Q1 2008. In the corporate segment, Tele2 Austria continued to be successful, especially in the IP Centrex market. Operating revenue, EBITDA and EBIT were negatively effected during the quarter by a nonrecurring charge of SEK 61 million.

Poland Tele2 Poland continued to push its resold ADSL offer with full national coverage. The customer base grew by 8,000 (0) in Q1 2008.

Financial overview BY Product cont.

Fixed Telephony

Tele2 currently offers fixed telephony services in 12 countries. Use of the traditional fixed telephone line declined in pace with growth in mobile and IP telephony. During the quarter, Tele2 focused on minimizing the need for investments and use of marketing to maintain the cash flow generation of the service.

In Q1 2008, churn stayed high leading to a net loss of –459,000 (–400,000) users. As an effect, revenue declined by 15 percent to SEK 2,348 (2,763) million. However, EBITDA contribution was SEK 480 (482) million in Q1 2008, corresponding to a margin of 20 (17) percent.

Sweden The EBITDA margin recovered from Q4 2007 and amounted to 15 percent. The margin improved partly as a result of capitalising on synergies from the integration of EON broadband.

Norway Tele2 Norway continued to experience a volume shift from fixed to mobile services, but the EBITDA margin increased to 19 (16) percent thanks to reduced customer sale and customer service cost control.

Netherlands The CPS (Carrier Pre-Select) business in the Netherlands declined by –25,000 (–100,000) customers. The intake of WLR (Wholesale Line Rental) customers continued in Q1 2008, enabling better retention and lower churn level in the fixed telephony customer base. Tele2 Netherlands has approximately 60 percent of the total WLR market. The subscriber acquisition cost remained stable during Q1 2008.

Germany The pricing environment in the fixed telephony market was stable during Q1 2008, with few marketing initiatives from the competition. The majority of the operators were more focused on broadband services, leading to relatively less competition and hence better profitability. The EBITDA margin for fixed telephony was 25 (14) percent.

We offer fixed telephony in Austria, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland.

The overall customer turnover in fixed telephony was high, driven mainly by lower volumes from call-by-call, together with high minutes of use from the CPS customer base. Due to a lack of customer relationship towards call-by-call users, the amount of customers is calculated as the total call-by-call volume divided by average minutes of use of a CPS customer. This causes high volatility between the quarters, which was the case in Q1 2008 compared to Q4 2007. However, the churn in the CPS customer base was stable in Q1 2008 and the trend points towards a slow improvement.

Tele2 Germany's EBITDA was in the quarter negatively effected by SEK 52 million in costs related to a lost court case against Deutsche Post.

Poland Tele2 Poland remains the largest alternative carrier in the residential segment and the success in selling the WLR continued in Q1 2008. Market activities from competition have been benign in the quarter and the pricing environment on fixed telephony services has been stable. Customer churn developed better than planned during the quarter and Tele2 Poland lost merely –16,000 (–64,000) customers. This trend was mainly driven by increased penetration of WLR, which exceeded 65 percent of the customer base in Q1 2008.

OTHER ITEMS

Risks and uncertainty factors

Tele2's operations are affected by a number of external factors. The risk factors considered to be most significant to Tele2's future development are operating risks such as changes in regulatory legislation in telecommunication services, increased competition, introduction of new services, ability to attract and retain customers and legal proceedings, and financial risks such as currency risk, interest risk, liquidity risk and credit risk. In addition to the risks described in Tele2's annual report (see Directors' report and Note 40 of the report for a detailed description of Tele2's risk exposure and risk management), no additional significant risks are estimated to have developed.

Company disclosure

Tele2 Annual General Meeting 2008

The 2008 Annual General Meeting will be held at 1.30 p.m. CET on May 14, 2008, at Hotel Rival, Mariatorget 3 in Stockholm.

Shareholders who wish to participate at the Annual General Meeting shall have their names entered in the register of shareholders maintained by VPC AB (the Swedish Central Securities Depository) on Thursday 8 May 2008 and notify the company of their intention to participate by no later than 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 8 May 2008. The notification can be made on the company's website, www.tele2.com, by telephone +46 (0)8 562 00 112 or in writing to the company.

Other

Tele2 will release the financial and operating results for the period ending June 30, 2008 on July 23, 2008.

Stockholm, April 23, 2008 Tele2 AB

Lars-Johan Jarnheimer President and CEO, Tele2 AB

Report REview

The financial and operating results for this interim report have not been subject to specific review by the company's auditors.

Presentation Details

A presentation to discuss the result will be held at 07.45 (CET) / 06.45 (UK time) / 01.45 am (New York time) at SalénHuset, Norrlandsgatan 15, Stockholm. The presentation will be webcasted on Tele2's website at www.tele2.com, along with the presentation material.

Conference call details

A conference call, with an interactive presentation, to discuss the results will be held at 16.00 (CET) / 15.00 (UK time) / 10.00 am (New York time), on April 23, 2008. To register for the conference call and receive a dial-in number together with an access code, please visit the Tele2 corporate website www.tele2.com. The conference call will also be available as a link on the Tele2 corporate website, both live and as archived version.

Please dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference call to allow time for registration.

contacts

Lars-Johan Jarnheimer President and CEO, Tele2 AB Telephone: +46 (0)8 5626 4000

Lars Nilsson CFO, Tele2 AB Telephone: +46 (0)8 5626 4000

Lars Torstensson Investor Relations, Tele2 AB Telephone: +46 (0)8 5620 0042

Tele2 AB

Company registration nr: 556410-8917 Skeppsbron 18 P.O. Box 2094 SE-103 13 Stockholm Sweden Tel +46 (0)8 5620 0060 www.tele2.com

APPENDICES

Income statement Balance sheet Cash flow statement Change in shareholders' equity Number of customers Operating revenue Internal sales EBITDA EBIT CAPEX Key Ratios Parent Company Notes

Tele2 is one of Europe's leading ALTernative telecom operators. Tele2's mission is to provide price leading and easy to use telecoms. Tele2 always strives to offer the market's best prices. We have 25 million customers in 15 countries. Tele2 offers mobile services, fixed broadband and telephony, data network services, cable TV and content services. Ever since Jan Stenbeck founded the company in 1993, it has been a tough challenger to the former government monopolies and other established providers. Tele2 has been listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange since 1996. In 2007, we had an operating revenue of SEK 43.4 billion and reported an operating profit (EBITDA) of SEK 6.6 billion.

INCOME STATEMENT

SEK million Note 2008
Jan 1–Mar 31
2007
Jan 1–Mar 31
2007
Full year
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Operating revenue 1 10,402 10,926 43,420
Operating expenses 2 –9,589 –10,271 –41,150
Impairment of goodwill 2 –1,315
Sale of operations, profit 3 86 1,562
Sale of operations, loss 4 –3 –5 –823
Result from shares in associated companies and joint ventures 5 –64 –57 –234
Other operating revenues 2 122 22 125
Other operating expenses 2 –92 –13 –100
Operating profit/loss, EBIT 862 602 1,485
Net interest expenses –86 –204 –760
Other financial items 60 –75 34
Profit/loss after financial items, EBT 836 323 759
Tax on profit/loss 6 –86 –22 –1,061
NET PROFIT/LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 750 301 –302
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Net profit/loss from discontinued operations 9 –307 –1,467
NET PROFIT/LOSS 750 –6 –1,769
ATTRIBUTABLE TO
Equity holders of the parent company 738 37 –1,669
Minority interest 12 –43 –100
NET PROFIT/LOSS 750 –6 –1,769
Earnings per share (SEK) 1.66 0.08 –3.75
Earnings per share, after dilution (SEK) 1.66 0.08 –3.75
FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Earnings per share (SEK) 1.66 0.77 –0.45
Earnings per share, after dilution (SEK) 1.66 0.77 –0.45
Number of outstanding shares, basic 7 444,851,339 444,682,940 444,851,339
Number of shares in own custody 7 4,098,000 4,098,000
Number of shares, weighted average 7 444,851,339 444,554,042 444,727,119
Number of shares after dilution 7 445,225,883 445,024,865 445,235,120
Number of shares after dilution, weighted average 7 445,246,739 444,969,592 445,220,904

BALANCE SHEET

SEK million Mar 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2007
Assets
FIXED ASSETS
Goodwill 12,463 12,603
Other intangible assets 2,043 2,089
Intangible assets 14,506 14,692
Tangible assets 14,279 14,388
Financial assets 996 1,007
Deferred tax assets 3,085 3,258
FIXED ASSETS 32,866 33,345
CURRENT ASSETS
Materials and supplies 362 435
Current receivables 9,157 9,816
Short-term investments 2,623 2,593
Cash and cash equivalents 3,343 2,459
CURRENT ASSETS 15,485 15,303
ASSETS 48,351 48,648
Equity and liabilities
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Attributable to equity holders of the parent company 27,134 26,821
Minority interests 39 28
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 27,173 26,849
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Interest-bearing liabilities 4,811 5,670
Non-interest-bearing liabilities 920 927
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 5,731 6,597
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
Interest-bearing liabilities 6,129 4,602
Non-interest-bearing liabilities 9,318 10,600
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES 15,447 15,202
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 48,351 48,648

CASH FLOW STATEMENT

SEK million Note 2008
Jan 1–Mar 31
2007
Jan 1–Mar 31
2007
Full year
2008
Q1
2007
Q4*
2007
Q3*
2007
Q2*
2007
Q1*
2006
Q4*
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash flow from operation 1,425 652 4,488 1,425 1,339 1,208 1,289 652 1,048
Change in working capital 82 –250 –138 82 –367 615 –136 –250 –452
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 1,507 402 4,350 1,507 972 1,823 1,153 402 596
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditure in intangible and
tangible assets, CAPEX
–999 –1,173 –5,169 –999 –1,315 –1,188 –1,493 –1,173 –1,422
Cash flow after CAPEX 508 –771 –819 508 –343 635 –340 –771 –826
Acquisition of shares and participations 8 –398 –20 –1,438 –398 –1,225 –27 –166 –20 –44
Sale of shares and participations 8 –68 108 13,215 –68 7,576 5,505 26 108 –5
Change of long-term receivables 156 67 –6 156 161 –356 122 67 –260
Cash flow from investing activities –1,309 –1,018 6,602 –1,309 5,197 3,934 –1,511 –1,018 –1,731
CASH FLOW AFTER INVESTING ACTIVITIES 198 –616 10,952 198 6,169 5,757 –358 –616 –1,135
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Change of loans, net 702 384 –10,798 702 –6,729 –5,518 1,065 384 1,083
Dividend 7 –814 –814
New share issue 12 27 5 5 5 12 17
Repurchase of own shares –5 –5
Other financing activities 352 351 1 –2 352
Cash flow from financing activities 702 748 –11,239 702 –6,729 –5,512 254 748 1,100
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 900 132 –287 900 –560 245 –104 132 –35
Cash and cash equivalents
at beginning of period
2,459 2,619 2,619 2,459 2,931 2,668 2,769 2,619 2,705
Exchange rate differences in cash –16 18 127 –16 88 18 3 18 –51
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE PERIOD 3,343 2,769 2,459 3,343 2,459 2,931 2,668 2,769 2,619
Taxes paid included in
cash flow from operation
–320 –682 –1,570 –320 –189 –489 –210 –682 –231

* Including discontinued operations (Note 9)

CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Mar 31, 2008
Mar 31, 2007
Dec 31, 2007
Attributable to Attributable to Attributable to
SEK million Note equity
holders of
the parent
minority
interests
Total share
holders'
equity
equity
holders of
the parent
minority
interests
Total share
holders'
equity
equity
holders of
the parent
minority
interests
Total share
holders'
equity
Shareholders' equity, January 1 26,821 28 26,849 28,800 323 29,123 28,800 323 29,123
ITEMS RECOGNIZED DIRECTLY IN
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Exchange rate differences –399 –1 –400 1,128 7 1,135 1,478 9 1,487
Reversed cumulative exchange rate
differences from divested companies
1 1 –1,053 –1,053
Cash flow hedges –31 –31 15 15 49 49
Items recognized directly
in shareholders' equity
–430 –1 –431 1,144 7 1,151 474 9 483
Net profit/loss for the period 738 12 750 37 –43 –6 –1,669 –100 –1,769
Total for the period 308 11 319 1,181 –36 1,145 –1,195 –91 –1,286
OTHER CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Costs for stock options 5 5 1 1 8 8
New share issue 12 12 27 27
Dividend 7 –814 –4 –818
Repurchase of own shares –5 –5
Shareholders contribution from minority 389 389 395 395
Purchase of minority –16 –16 –595 –595
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY, END OF PERIOD 27,134 39 27,173 29,994 660 30,654 26,821 28 26,849

NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS

Number of customers Net intake
Thousands
Note
2008
Mar 31
2007
Mar 31
Change 2008
Q1
2007
Q4
2007
Q3
2007
Q2
2007
Q1
2006
Q4
Sweden
Mobile 11
3,118
3,525 –12% 19 92 100 46 17 11
Fixed telephony 883 1,024 –14% –35 –45 –20 –41 –56 –22
Fixed broadband 416 327 27% 30 21 20 18 18 25
4,417 4,876 –9% 14 68 100 23 –21 14
Norway
Mobile 11
441
415 6% –7 1 20 14 16 28
Fixed telephony 153 191 –20% –10 –10 –9 –9 –17 –7
Fixed broadband 107 107 0% –5 –4 2 7 15 5
701 713 –2% –22 –13 13 12 14 26
Russia
Mobile 8,879 6,587 35% 319 554 631 778 578 859
8,879 6,587 35% 319 554 631 778 578 859
Estonia
Mobile 495 497 0% 3 3 –6 –2 –13 2
Fixed telephony 19 24 –21% –1 –2 –1 –1 –2 –2
514 521 –1% 2 1 –7 –3 –15
Lithuania
Mobile 1,831 1,692 8% 35 43 43 18 37 82
Fixed telephony 6 8 –25% –1 –1 –1
Fixed broadband 38 33 15% 2 1 1 1 1 2
1,875 1,733 8% 37 44 43 18 38 83
Latvia
Mobile 1,127 1,072 5% 5 –6 18 38 15 16
Fixed telephony 3 5 –40% –1 –1 –2 –1
1,130 1,077 5% 4 –6 18 37 13 15
Croatia
Mobile 516 390 32% 46 15 49 16 33 39
516 390 32% 46 15 49 16 33 39
Switzerland
Mobile 91 44 107% 26 7 9 5 7 3
Fixed telephony 321 415 –23% –19 –21 –21 –33 –23 –21
Fixed broadband 82 89 –8% –3 –3 –1 1
494 548 –10% 4 –17 –13 –28 –15 –18
France
Mobile 465
465
444
444
5%
5%
12
12
26
26
–9
–9
–8
–8
37
37
41
41
Luxembourg
Mobile 238 232 3% 2 1 2 1 4 1
Fixed telephony 26 27 –4% –1 –2 –1
Fixed broadband 10 6 67% 1 1 1 1 2 1
274 265 3% 3 2 3 1 4 1
Netherlands
Mobile 526 592 –11% –44 –22 –1 1 –6 –1
Fixed telephony 469 675 –31% –25 –39 –54 –88 –100 –98
Fixed broadband 331 275 20% 7 22 16 11 7 9
1,326 1,542 –14% –62 –39 –39 –76 –99 –90

NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS, cont.

Number of customers Net intake
Thousands Note 2008
Mar 31
2007
Mar 31
Change 2008
Q1
2007
Q4
2007
Q3
2007
Q2
2007
Q1
2006
Q4
Germany
Fixed telephony 2,407 3,119 –23% –318 –36 –200 –158 –84 71
Fixed broadband 192 137 40% 19 13 7 16 28 43
2,599 3,256 –20% –299 –23 –193 –142 –56 114
Austria
Fixed telephony 528 683 –23% –34 –34 –39 –48 –50 –56
Fixed broadband 179 136 32% 7 11 12 13 14 15
707 819 –14% –27 –23 –27 –35 –36 –41
Poland
Fixed telephony 716 838 –15% –16 –17 –38 –51 –64 –71
Fixed broadband 15 8 7
731 838 –13% –8 –10 –38 –51 –64 –71
TOTAL
Mobile 11 17,727 15,490 14% 416 714 856 907 725 1,081
Fixed telephony 5,531 7,009 –21% –459 –204 –383 –432 –400 –209
Fixed broadband 1,370 1,110 23% 66 69 58 67 86 100
24,628 23,609 4% 23 579 531 542 411 972
Divested operations 8,11 2,477 –116 –18 –40 –72 –76 –7
NET CUSTOMER INTAKE –93 561 491 470 335 965
Acquired companies 10
Divested companies –762 –1,376
Changed method of calculation 11 –759
TOTAL CONTINUING OPERATIONS 24,628 26,086 –6% –93 –191 –885 –289 335 965
Discontinued operations
Net intake 9 6,114 –47 –141 –239 –238 –213
Divested companies 9 –2,969 –2,718
TOTAL OPERATIONS 24,628 32,200 –24% –93 –3,207 –3,744 –528 97 752

OPERATING REVENUE

SEK million 2008
Q1
Note
2007
Q4
2007
Q3
2007
Q2
2007
Q1
2006
Q4
Sweden
Mobile
1,820 1,890 1,898 1,839 1,663 1,721
Fixed telephony 552 528 603 637 667 631
Fixed broadband 313 325 303 294 297 281
Other operations 153 187 195 183 175 178
2,838 2,930 2,999 2,953 2,802 2,811
Norway
Mobile 638 684 681 630 590 576
Fixed telephony 153 168 178 188 199 207
Fixed broadband 108 112 113 109 102 97
899 964 972 927 891 880
Russia
Mobile 1,488 1,418 1,289 1,161 969 920
1,488 1,418 1,289 1,161 969 920
Estonia
Mobile
257 282 276 279 242 244
Fixed telephony 4
4
4 5 5 5
Other operations 12 13 13 12 10 10
273 299 293 296 257 259
Lithuania
Mobile 360 336 352 327 290 292
Fixed telephony 1
1
2 1 2 2
Fixed broadband 5
5
5 5 4 5
366 342 359 333 296 299
Latvia
Mobile 436 420 445 421 375 390
Fixed telephony
1 1 1
436 420 445 422 376 391
Croatia
Mobile 150 156 153 129 105 100
150 156 153 129 105 100
Switzerland
Mobile
48 38 33 29 23 24
Fixed telephony 224 227 233 254 286 326
Fixed broadband 62 59 61 62 63 62
Other operations 28 35 34 38 43 63
362 359 361 383 415 475
France
Mobile 284 275 273 293 285 289
284 275 273 293 285 289
Luxembourg
Mobile
201 204 225 211 211 215
Fixed telephony 23 24 22 21 25 26
Fixed broadband 7
6
5 5 3 3
Other operations 14 15 16 16 14 14
245 249 268 253 253 258
Netherlands
Mobile
258 272 288 276 251 253
Fixed telephony 386 412 381 371 400 447
Fixed broadband 714 706 598 558 590 563
Other operations 200 186 168 166 151 152
1,558 1,576 1,435 1,371 1,392 1,415

OPERATING REVENUE, cont.

SEK million
Note
2008
Q1
2007
Q4
2007
Q3
2007
Q2
2007
Q1
2006
Q4
Germany
Fixed telephony
591 668 657 674 769 855
Fixed broadband 116 97 91 88 82 76
Other operations 112 106 122 111 109 127
819 871 870 873 960 1,058
Austria
Fixed telephony
1
167 180 196 215 242 268
Fixed broadband
1
208 278 259 260 256 256
Other operations 168 158 159 135 151 165
543 616 614 610 649 689
Poland
Fixed telephony 263 254 233 211 200 206
Fixed broadband 5 2
Other operations 34 24 25 13 10 13
302 280 258 224 210 219
Other
Other operations 325 285 241 211 248 209
325 285 241 211 248 209
TOTAL
Mobile 5,940 5,975 5,913 5,595 5,004 5,024
Fixed telephony 2,364 2,466 2,509 2,578 2,796 2,974
Fixed broadband 1,538 1,590 1,435 1,381 1,397 1,343
Other operations 1,046 1,009 973 885 911 931
10,888 11,040 10,830 10,439 10,108 10,272
One-off items
1
–200
Divested operations
8
25 7 609 1,254 1,471 1,565
Internal sales, elimination –511 –394 –530 –561 –653 –685
TOTAL CONTINUING OPERATIONS 10,402 10,453 10,909 11,132 10,926 11,152
Discontinued operations
9
1,369 1,918 3,023 2,903 2,795
TOTAL OPERATIONS 10,402 11,822 12,827 14,155 13,829 13,947

INTERNAL SALES

SEK million
Note
2008
Q1
2007
Q4
2007
Q3
2007
Q2
2007
Q1
2006
Q4
Sweden
Mobile 25 19 21 17 34 39
Fixed telephony –3 1 6 10
Fixed broadband 1 2 6 7
Other operations 104 120 152 139 137 138
129 137 173 159 183 194
Norway
Mobile 3 1 3 1 2 1
Fixed telephony 9 11 14 12 13 10
Fixed broadband 2
12 12 17 13 15 13
Russia
Mobile 15 3 5 2 2
15 3 5 2 2
Estonia
Other operations 12 13 13 12 10 9
12 13 13 12 10 9
Lithuania
Mobile 2 2 3 3 2 3
Fixed telephony 1 1 2 1 1
3 3 5 4 2 4
Latvia
Mobile 6 3
6 3
Switzerland
Other operations 8
8
8
8
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
Luxembourg
Mobile 3 3 3 4 3 4
Fixed telephony 6 6 5 3 4
Other operations 13 13 15 15 14 14
22 22 23 22 21 18
Netherlands
Fixed telephony 2 7 8 10 19
Fixed broadband 5 6 6 6 6 8
Other operations 14 6 3 5 4 2
19 14 16 19 20 29
Germany
Other operations 63 59 97 85 80 93
63 59 97 85 80 93
Austria
Other operations 32 15 23 18 18 26
32 15 23 18 18 26
Poland
Other operations 4 4 5 5 6 6
4 4 5 5 6 6
Other
Other operations
185 100 85 132 188 136
185 100 85 132 188 136
TOTAL
Mobile 54 31 35 27 43 47
Fixed telephony
Fixed broadband
16
5
17
7
28
6
25
8
33
12
40
17
Other operations 435 338 403 422 469 437
510 393 472 482 557 541
Divested operations
8
Internal sales, elimination
1
–511
1
–394
58
–530
79
–561
96
–653
144
–685
TOTAL CONTINUING OPERATIONS

EBITDA

SEK million
Note
2008
Q1
2007
Q4
2007
Q3
2007
Q2
2007
Q1
2006
Q4
Sweden
Mobile 632 645 700 678 577 648
Fixed telephony 85 60 106 99 137 60
Fixed broadband –57 –55 –21 –42 7 –29
Other operations 22 4 24 6 10 –4
682 654 809 741 731 675
Norway
Mobile –12 41 10 29 52 44
Fixed telephony 27 27 28 28 30 40
Fixed broadband –20 –14 –14 –21 –28 –19
–5 54 24 36 54 65
Russia
Mobile 518 440 428 382 276 243
518 440 428 382 276 243
Estonia
Mobile 88 96 83 89 80 71
Fixed telephony 1 –4 2 1 1
Other operations 1 1 4 –2 1
90 97 83 89 81 73
Lithuania
Mobile 122 66 111 112 98 86
Fixed telephony 1 1 1 1
Fixed broadband 1 1 1 1 1 1
124 68 113 113 100 87
Latvia
Mobile
Fixed telephony
163
157
211
202
168
170
3
163 157 211 202 168 173
Croatia
Mobile –95 –83 –77 –91 –80 –114
–95 –83 –77 –91 –80 –114
Switzerland
Mobile –68 –80 –57 –56 –41 –23
Fixed telephony 86 73 81 61 79 76
Fixed broadband –2 –11 –13 –12 –16 –11
Other operations 1 3 2 1
17 –18 11 –4 24 43
France
Mobile –36 –72 –6 –42 –129 –202
–36 –72 –6 –42 –129 –202
Luxembourg
Mobile
54 74 68 67 71 79
Fixed telephony 3 2 2 –2 –6
Fixed broadband –1 1 –1 –2 –5 –4
Other operations 1 1 1 1
57 77 70 63 61 76
Netherlands
Mobile 26 33 27 24 22 5
Fixed telephony 62 73 23 46 56 89
Fixed broadband 107 116 136 72 95 76
Other operations 16 24 32 33 31 54
211 246 218 175 204 224

EBITDA, cont.

SEK million Note 2008
Q1
2007
Q4
2007
Q3
2007
Q2
2007
Q1
2006
Q4
Germany
Fixed telephony 2 148 169 93 114 111 200
Fixed broadband –87 –165 –147 –146 –96 –105
Other operations 9 3 11 6 9 5
70 7 –43 –26 24 100
Austria
Fixed telephony
1–2 33 26 47 59 70 88
Fixed broadband 1–2 –102 –73 –47 –62 –33 –17
Other operations 6 12 6 22 15 13
–63 –35 6 19 52 84
Poland
Fixed telephony 34 42 30 6 3 7
Fixed broadband –15 –14 –25 –6 –1 2
Other operations 5 –5 11 1 1
24 23 16 1 3 9
Other
Other operations 7 –51 –16 9 –11 –30
7 –51 –16 9 –11 –30
TOTAL
Mobile 1,392 1,317 1,498 1,394 1,094 1,007
Fixed telephony 480 473 407 413 482 564
Fixed broadband –176 –214 –131 –218 –76 –106
Other operations 68 –12 73 78 58 41
1,764 1,564 1,847 1,667 1,558 1,506
Divested operations 8 –6 –64 –3 45 33 50
TOTAL CONTINUING OPERATIONS 1,758 1,500 1,844 1,712 1,591 1,556
Discontinued operations 9 304 148 –11 –139 –77
TOTAL OPERATIONS 1,758 1,804 1,992 1,701 1,452 1,479

EBIT

2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006
SEK million
Note
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4
Sweden
Mobile 469 481 537 508 410 485
Fixed telephony 63 38 87 80 116 41
Fixed broadband –131 –128 –86 –105 –52 –86
Other operations 2 –17 7 –11 –7 –22
403 374 545 472 467 418
Norway
Mobile –17 35 9 25 51 41
Fixed telephony 26 24 25 26 28 37
Fixed broadband –28 –19 –21 –26 –32 –21
–19 40 13 25 47 57
Russia
Mobile 384 290 280 258 162 136
384 290 280 258 162 136
Estonia
Mobile 72 77 67 76 65 55
Fixed telephony 1 –4 2 1 3
Other operations 4 –2
73 77 67 76 66 58
Lithuania
Mobile 102 47 93 94 80 70
Fixed telephony 1 1 1
Fixed broadband 1
103 47 94 95 81 70
Latvia
Mobile 142 136 191 179 146 142
142 136 191 179 146 142
Croatia
Mobile –114 –98 –92 –105 –93 –123
–114 –98 –92 –105 –93 –123
Switzerland
Mobile –71 –82 –60 –56 –43 –25
Fixed telephony 76 62 72 52 69 67
Fixed broadband –4 –13 –16 –14 –17 –12
Other operations 1 1 1 2 2 1
2 –32 –3 –16 11 31
France
Mobile –36 –73 –6 –43 –129 –202
–36 –73 –6 –43 –129 –202
Luxembourg
Mobile 26 47 39 40 45 53
Fixed telephony 3 2 2 –3 –7 –10
Fixed broadband –1 –3 –5 –4
Other operations 1 1 1 1 1
29 50 42 35 33 40
Netherlands
Mobile 21 31 26 22 20 3
Fixed telephony 40 33 1 27 36 70
Fixed broadband –137 –112 –100 –161 –140 –178
Other operations 3 9 18 18 17 39
–73 –39 –55 –94 –67 –66

EBIT, cont.

SEK million Note 2008
Q1
2007
Q4
2007
Q3
2007
Q2
2007
Q1
2006
Q4
Germany
Fixed telephony 2 131 152 81 101 99 187
Fixed broadband –120 –192 –166 –158 –107 –114
Other operations 9 3 11 6 9 5
20 –37 –74 –51 1 78
Austria
Fixed telephony 1–2 6 –3 24 34 45 72
Fixed broadband 1–2 –148 –118 –93 –105 –79 –23
Other operations –2 4 –4 13 6 17
–144 –117 –73 –58 –28 66
Poland
Fixed telephony 28 38 27 3 –1 2
Fixed broadband –15 –14 –25 –7 –1 –6
Other operations 5 –5 11 1 1
18 19 13 –3 –1 –4
Other
Other operations –2 –62 –27 –2 –22 –43
–2 –62 –27 –2 –22 –43
TOTAL
Mobile 978 891 1,084 998 714 635
Fixed telephony 375 346 315 323 387 469
Fixed broadband –584 –596 –506 –579 –433 –444
Other operations 17 –66 22 26 6 –2
786 575 915 768 674 658
One-off items 1–2 –328 –1,319 50
Divested operations 8 76 –169 1,013 –572 –72 –33
TOTAL CONTINUING OPERATIONS 862 78 609 196 602 675
Discontinued operations 9 477 –1,004 –222 –343 –307
TOTAL OPERATIONS 862 555 –395 –26 259 368
SPECIFICATION OF ITEMS BETWEEN EBITDA AND EBIT
EBITDA 1,758 1,500 1,844 1,712 1,591 1,556
Impairment of goodwill 2 –5 –1,310
Depreciation/amortization and other write-down –915 –945 –1,222 –934 –927 –872
Sale of operations 3–4 83 –88 1,352 –520 –5 –17
Other one-off items 1–2 –324 50
Result from shares in associated companies
and joint ventures
5 –64 –60 –55 –62 –57 –42
EBIT 862 78 609 196 602 675

CAPEX

SEK million
Note
2008
Q1
2007
Q4
2007
Q3
2007
Q2
2007
Q1
2006
Q4
Sweden
Mobile
112 132 107 134 110 210
Fixed telephony 27 19 31 31 21 53
Fixed broadband 102 127 75 73 60 101
Other operations 15 39 13 12 5 10
256 317 226 250 196 374
Norway
Mobile 9 2 1 3 3
Fixed broadband 5 20 15 9 13 16
14 22 16 12 13 19
Russia
Mobile 246 352 327 459 399 358
246 352 327 459 399 358
Estonia
Mobile 39 43 33 22 10 24
39 43 33 22 10 24
Lithuania
Mobile 27 22 15 23 24 15
Fixed broadband 1 1 1 1 1 1
28 23 16 24 25 16
Latvia
Mobile 47 33 48 23 26 49
47 33 48 23 26 49
Croatia
Mobile 40 124 61 49 44 85
40 124 61 49 44 85
Switzerland
Mobile 42 30 18 13 11 8
Fixed telephony 1 1 1 2
Fixed broadband –1 1 1 4 2
42 30 20 15 15 12
France
Mobile 3 1 1
3 1 1
Luxembourg
Mobile 7 37 3 15 2 13
Fixed broadband 1 1
7 37 3 15 3 14
Netherlands
Mobile 2
Fixed telephony 10 2 10 17 10 12
Fixed broadband 88 110 98 94 125 80
Other operations 7 7 6 7 8 12
107 119 114 118 143 104

CAPEX, cont.

SEK million Note 2008
Q1
2007
Q4
2007
Q3
2007
Q2
2007
Q1
2006
Q4
Germany
Fixed telephony 1 1 1 2
Fixed broadband 11 11 11 4 14 41
12 11 11 5 15 43
Austria
Fixed telephony 13 32 5 2 8 11
Fixed broadband 19 29 30 27 15 27
Other operations 5 18 7 7 4 10
37 79 42 36 27 48
Poland
Fixed telephony 1 1 1 1
Fixed broadband 1 1 5 2 1
2 2 5 3 1 1
Other
Other operations 11 19 –8 25 21 16
11 19 –8 25 21 16
TOTAL
Mobile 571 778 613 741 627 766
Fixed telephony 52 55 47 53 40 81
Fixed broadband 227 298 236 211 234 269
Other operations 38 83 18 51 38 48
888 1,214 914 1,056 939 1,164
Divested operations 8 6 29 56 55 46
TOTAL CONTINUING OPERATIONS 888 1,220 943 1,112 994 1,210
Discontinued operations 9 210 252 249 218 354
TOTAL OPERATIONS 888 1,430 1,195 1,361 1,212 1,564
ADDITIONAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
CAPEX according to cash flow statement 999 1,315 1,188 1,493 1,173 1,422
This year unpaid CAPEX and
paid CAPEX from previous year
Continuing operations –119 40 –1 –54 38 73
Discontinued operations 9 73 4 –80 –9 41
Sales price in cash flow statement 8 2 4 2 10 28
CAPEX according to balance sheet 888 1,430 1,195 1,361 1,212 1,564

KEY RATIOS

SEK million 2008
Jan 1–Mar 31
2007
Jan 1–Mar 31
2007 2006 2005 2004
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Operating revenue 10,402 10,926 43,420 43,098 37,870 30,570
Number of customers, by thousands 24,628 26,086 24,721 25,751 23,023 19,998
EBITDA 1,758 1,591 6,647 5,776 5,293 4,996
EBIT 862 602 1,485 –106 2,607 2,858
EBT 836 323 759 –668 2,170 2,686
Net profit/loss 750 301 –302 –1,003 1,665 2,030
KEY RATIOS
EBITDA margin, % 16.9 14.6 15.2 13.4 14.0 16.3
EBIT margin, % 8.3 5.5 3.4 –0.2 6.9 9.3
VALUE PER SHARE (SEK)
Earnings 1.66 0.77 –0.45 –1.98 3.77 4.59
Earnings after dilution 1.66 0.77 –0.45 –1.98 3.77 4.57
TOTAL (INCLUDING DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS)
Shareholders' equity 27,173 30,654 26,849 29,123 35,368 32,900
Shareholders' equity after dilution 27,210 30,688 26,893 29,137 35,401 32,965
Total assets 48,351 68,107 48,648 66,164 68,291 49,873
Cash flow from operating activities 1,507 402 4,350 3,847 5,487 5,876
Cash flow after CAPEX 508 –771 –819 –1,673 1,847 4,314
Available liquidity 26,134 5,176 25,901 5,963 8,627 5,113
Net debt 4,935 16,072 5,198 15,311 11,839 2,831
Investments in intangible and tangible assets, CAPEX 888 1,212 5,198 5,365 3,750 1,585
Investments in shares and long-term receivables 310 –155 –11,444 1,616 7,953 1,653
KEY RATIOS
Equity/assets ratio, % 56 45 55 44 52 66
Debt/equity ratio, multiple 0.18 0.52 0.19 0.53 0.33 0.09
Return on shareholders' equity, % 2.7 0.1 –6.0 –11.3 6.9 10.8
Return on shareholders' equity after dilution, % 2.7 0.1 –6.0 –11.3 6.9 10.8
Return on capital employed, % 2.5 0.6 1.5 –5.4 8.2 11.4
Average interest rate, % 5.9 4.9 5.2 4.2 3.7 4.4
VALUE PER SHARE (SEK)
Earnings 1.66 0.08 –3.75 –8.14 5.30 7.74
Earnings after dilution 1.66 0.08 –3.75 –8.14 5.29 7.73
Shareholders' equity 61.00 67.47 60.31 64.85 78.96 74.32
Shareholders' equity after dilution 61.03 67.48 60.34 64.84 78.93 74.29
Cash flow from operating activities 3.39 0.90 9.78 8.66 12.39 13.27
Dividend 7.85 1) 1.83 1.75 1.67
Redemption 3.33
Market price at closing day 112.25 114.50 129.50 100.00 85.25 87.00

1) Proposed dividend

PARENT COMPANY

INCOME STATEMENT

SEK million Note 2008
Jan 1–Mar 31
2007
Jan 1–Mar 31
Operating revenue 8 7
Administrative expenses –13 –24
Operating profit/loss, EBIT –5 –17
Exchange rate difference on financial items 145 –438
Net interest expenses and other financial items 52 58
Profit/loss after financial items, EBT 192 –397
Tax on profit/loss –52 112
NET PROFIT/LOSS 140 –285

BALANCE SHEET

SEK million Note Mar 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2007
Assets
FIXED ASSETS
Financial assets 27,303 27,192
FIXED ASSETS 27,303 27,192
CURRENT ASSETS
Current receivables 13,095 13,139
Short-term investments 255 250
Cash and cash equivalents 819 15
CURRENT ASSETS 14,169 13,404
ASSETS 41,472 40,596
Equity and liabilities
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Restricted equity 7 17,459 17,459
Unrestricted equity 7 15,798 15,689
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 7 33,257 33,148
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Interest-bearing liabilities 4,345 5,152
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 4,345 5,152
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
Interest-bearing liabilities 3,663 2,154
Non-interest-bearing liabilities 207 142
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES 3,870 2,296
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 41,472 40,596

NOTEs

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND DEFINITIONS

For the Group, the interim report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 and the Swedish Annual Accounts Act, and for the parent company in accordance with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act.

As a result of the changed strategic focus and divestment of a number of operations in 2007, Tele2 has in Q1 2008 chosen to change the reporting of the primary segment from market area level to country level. This change corresponds with the internal reporting to the Board and management. Segment Other mainly includes the parent company Tele2 AB, operations in UK, Datametrix, Radio Components and Procure IT Right.

Tele2 has in Q1 2008 chosen to change the definition of the following business areas (previous periods have been adjusted retrospectively). The Fixed telephony business area includes resold products within fixed telephony. The product portfolio within resold fixed telephony consists of prefix telephony, preselection (dialing the number without a prefix) and subscription. The Fixed broadband business area includes direct access & LLUB, i.e. our own services based on access via copper cable, and other forms of access, such as cable TV networks, DNS networks, wireless broadband and metropolitan area networks. Fixed broadband also includes resold broadband while mobile broadband is included in business area Mobile. The product portfolio within direct access &

LLUB includes telephony services (including IP telephony), internet access services (including Tele2's own ADSL) and TV services. Tele2 has, in all other respects, presented its interim report in accordance with the accounting principles and calculation methods used in the 2007 Annual Report. Definitions are found in the 2007 Annual Report.

NOTE 1 Operating revenue

Operating revenue was negatively impacted in Q1 2008 by a non-recurring item of SEK 61 million in the Austrian fixed broadband operations. A negative non-recurring item of SEK 9 million, attributable to the fixed telephony operations in Austria, was recorded in Q4 2007.

In Q4 2007, the operating revenue in Tele2 Sweden was reduced by SEK 200 million reported as a one-off item which is related to a number of disputes with Telia Sonera. The negative one-off item concerns the interconnect dispute between year 2000–2004. In Q1 2008, the Supreme Administrative Court decided to refuse appeal in one of the disputes. There is no need to book additional costs in excess of the SEK 200 million reported in Q4 2007. From a cash flow view Tele2 will pay SEK 550 million to Telia Sonera in Q2 2008 and the decision by the district court in the case of Tele2's claims on Telia Sonera is expected later in 2008.

NOTE 2 Operating expenses

Tele2 Germany's EBITDA for fixed telephony was in Q1 2008 negatively affected by SEK 52 millon in costs related to a lost court case against Deutsche Post. In addition to the non-recurring item described in Note 1, the costs in the Austrian operations were negatively impacted in Q4 2007 by a non-recurring item in fixed telephony and fixed broadband, amounting to SEK 25 million.

The Supreme Court in The Hague ruled negatively on Tele2 Netherlands Holding N.V.'s (formerly Versatel) appeal regarding a dispute with the tax authorities about the valuation of stock options for tax purposes. As a result the costs for the Netherlands were increased by SEK 124 million reported as one-off items in Q4 2007.

In Q4 2006, a one-off item reduced the costs by SEK 50 million in Sweden as a result of price negotiations with another operator.

DEPRECIATION/AMORTIZATION AND IMPAIRMENT

In Q3 2007 Tele2 recognized goodwill impairment losses of SEK 1,310 million, related to operations stated below, and SEK 284 million attributable to Tele2's IT-systems.

SEK million 2007 Q3 2007
Germany 572 570
Austria 291 290
Belgium 276 275
Netherlands 176 175
Total impairment of goodwill 1,315 1,310

Other operating revenues and other operating expenses

Service contracts and sales of capacity to sold operations are included in Other operating revenues by SEK 101 million and in Other operating expenses by SEK –80 million.

NOTE 3 Sale of operations, profit

Tele2 has reported the following capital gains from the divestment of operations.

SEK million Q1 2008 Q4 2007 Q3 2007
Belgium 49
MVNO operations Austria 40
Irkutsk, Russia 11 1,168
Denmark 9 309
Uni2 Denmark –3 6 39
Hungary 17
Portugal –3 6
Total 86 40 1,522

NOTE 4 Sale of operations, loss

Tele2 has reported the following capital losses from the divestment of operations.

SEK million Q1 2008 Q4 2007 Q3 2007 Q2 2007 Q1 2007 Q4 2006
Alpha Telecom/Calling Card company –99 –10 –520
3C Communications –3 –133
Belgium –20
Datametrix Norway –3 –7 –5
Other –26 –20
Total –3 –128 –170 –520 –5 –20

NOTE 5 Contingent liabilities

2008 2007
SEK million Mar 31 Dec 31
Guarantee related to joint ventures
–Svenska UMTS-nät, Sweden 1,806 1,838
–Plusnet, Germany 47 47
–Mobile Norway, Norway 28 28
Other commitments 1 1
Total contingent liabilities 1,882 1,914

Additional contractual commitments and liabilities related to the joint venture Plusnet and Mobile Norway are stated in Note 35 in the Annual Report for 2007.

NOTE 6 Taxes

In Q2 2007, a one-off adjustment of the deferred tax assets was reported affecting the income statement with SEK –228 million, of which SEK –193 million was related to reduced income tax rate in Germany. In Q3 2007, in connection with the impairment of goodwill according to Note 2, an additional write-down of tax assets for Tele2 Germany was reported, affecting the income statement with SEK -599 million.

NOTE 7 Shares and convertibles

The Board and CEO propose to the Annual General Meeting to resolve on an ordinary dividend of SEK 3.15 per share and an extraordinary dividend of SEK 4.70 per share to be paid to the shareholders, corresponding to SEK 1,401 million and SEK 2,091 million respectively and totalling SEK 3,492 million at March 31, 2008.

INCENTIVE PROGRAM 2007–2012

Number of options Jan 1, 2008–
Mar 31, 2008
Aug 2007 –
Mar 31, 2008
Allocated August 2007 3,552,000
Outstanding as of January 1, 2008 3,489,000
Forfeited –273,000 –336,000
Total outstanding stock options 3,216,000 3,216,000

INCENTIVE PROGRAM 2006–2011

Stock options Warrants
Number of options Jan 1, 2008–
Mar 31, 2008
Feb 2006–
Mar 31, 2008
Jan 1, 2008–
Mar 31, 2008
Feb 2006–
Mar 31, 2008
Allocated February 2006 1,504,000 752,000
Outstanding as of January 1, 2008 1,164,000 717,000
Forfeited –120,000 –460,000 –25,000 –60,000
Total outstanding 1,044,000 1,044,000 692,000 692,000

NOTE 8 Business acquisitions and divestments

Acquisitions and divestments of shares and participations affecting cash flow are the following:

2008
SEK million Jan 1–Mar 31
Acquisitions
Netherlands, minority interest –334
Adigeja, Russia –13
–347
Other
Capital contribution to joint venture companies –51
Other cash flow changes in shares and participations –68
–119
TOTAL CASH FLOW EFFECT –466

ACQUISITIONS

Netherlands

During the first quarter 2008 Tele2 increased its shares in Versatel with an additional 0.06 percent and is now holding 98.87 percent of the shares. The purchase price amounted to SEK 2 million. An additional SEK 332 million was paid during the first quarter 2008 as settlement for shares purchased in 2007.

Adigeja, Russia

On February 22, 2008 Tele2 acquired all shares in Adigeja Cellular Communications, with an 1800 MHz GSM-license in the Russian region Adigeja, for SEK 13 million. Adigeja is a small enclave inside of Krasnodar.

DIVESTMENTS

MVNO operations in Austria

On October 8, 2007 Tele2 announced its divestment of the mobile operation in Tele2 Austria. The sale was completed on March 31, 2008 after receiving approval from the regulatory authorities. The sales price was SEK 18 million which will affect the cash flow for the second quarter 2008. The operation has affected Tele2's operating revenue year-to-date by SEK 19 (15) million, EBITDA by SEK –6 (–17) million and net profit/loss by SEK –7 (–19) million in addition to a capital gain of SEK 40 million.

Since the divested operation above, was not a significant part of Tele2's result and financial position, separate reporting in the income statement according to IFRS 5 has not been made.

Other

Other cash flow changes in shares and participations include settlements of sales costs in the amount of SEK –68 million, for divestments during 2007.

For additional information on divested operations please refer to the Q4 2007 Interim Report.

Net assets at the time of divestment

Assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities included in the divested operations at the time of divestment are stated below.

SEK million Austria MVNO
Tangible assets 9
Deferred tax receivables 21
Material and supplies 1
Current receivables 6
Short-term liabilities –59
Divested net assets –22
Capital profit 40
Sales price, net sales costs 18
Receivable on new owner –18
TOTAL CASH FLOW EFFECT

PRO FORMA

The table below shows the effect of the acquired and divested companies and operations at March 31, 2008 on Tele2's operating revenue and result, had they been acquired or divested at January 1, 2008.

2008
Excluding acquired and Tele2 Group
SEK million Tele2 Group divested operations pro forma
Operating revenue 10,402 –24 10,378
EBITDA 1,758 6 1,764
Net profit/loss 750 7 757

NOTE 9 Discontinued operations

The discontinued operations during 2007 comprised the fixed and broadband business in France as well as Tele2's operations in Italy and Spain. For additional information please refer to the Q4 2007 Interim Report.

NOTE 10 Transactions with related parties

Apart from transactions with Transcom no other significant related party transactions have been carried out during 2008. Related parties are presented in Note 42 of the 2007 Annual Report.

NOTE 11 Number of customers

As a way of standardizing reporting both internally and externally, Tele2 decided in 2007 to change its principles for calculating the number of inactive customers in its Nordic mobile prepaid base. As of Q2 2007, Tele2 considers a customer inactive if the customer has not used its mobile service in 6 months, instead of earlier 13 months. However, the customer will still be able to use their SIM card within the 13 months period, as before. In Q2 2007, the one-time effect was a decrease of 664,000 in the reported customer base in Sweden, Norway a decrease of 2,000 customers and Denmark a decrease of 93,000 customers.