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Annual Report 2010 WorldReginfo - 3345fef1-04ac-4945-aab6-e5288d399705 TeliaSonera Annual Report 2010 Content Content TeliaSonera in Brief 3 The Year in Brief 4 Letter from the CEO 5 Markets and Brands 7 Report of the Directors 9 Corporate Governance Statement 21 Board of Directors Including Remuneration 28 Group Management Including Remuneration 30 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 32 Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 33 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 34 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 35 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 36 Parent Company Income Statements 86 Parent Company Statements of Comprehensive Income 87 Parent Company Balance Sheets 88 Parent Company Cash Flow Statements 89 Parent Company Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity 90 Notes to Parent Company Financial Statements 91 Proposed Appropriation of Earnings 107 Auditors’ Report 108 Ten-Year Summary Financial Data 109 Ten-Year Summary Operational Data 110 Definitions 111 Annual General Meeting 2011 113 Contact TeliaSonera 114 TeliaSonera AB (publ), SE-106 63 Stockholm, Sweden Corporate Reg. No. 556103-4249, Registered office: Stockholm, Telephone: +46 (0)8 504 550 00, www.teliasonera.com WorldReginfo - 3345fef1-04ac-4945-aab6-e5288d399705 TeliaSonera Company Presentation 2010 Introduction TeliaSonera in Brief TeliaSonera is a global telecom pioneer. We provide network access and telecommunication services that help people and companies to communicate in an easy, efficient and environmentally friendly way. Our vision is to be a world-class service company, recognized as Net sales and EBITDA margin, excluding non-recurring an industry leader. We are proud of being pioneers of the items, 2008–2010 telecom industry, a position we have gained by being innovative, reliable and customer friendly. Net sales EBITDA Our products and services are delivered in a cost-effective and SEK billion margin sustainable manner, based on a deep understanding of 110 36% customer needs. Through sustainable and improved profitability 34% 105 and cash flows, we secure shareholder value. 32% TeliaSonera is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and 100 NASDAQ OMX Helsinki stock exchanges. 30% 95 28% 90 26% World-class Service Company 2008 2009 2010 Net sales EBITDA margin Our focus areas are: . To build a world-class service company . To secure high quality in our networks . To have an efficient cost structure A global telecom pioneer TeliaSonera is an international group with a global strategy, but wherever we operate we act as a local company. We offer our services in the Nordic and Baltic countries, the emerging markets of Eurasia, including Russia and Turkey, and in Spain. Our Operations TeliaSonera’s operations are organized in three business areas: Mobility Services, Broadband Services and Eurasia. Mobility Services Broadband Services Eurasia WorldReginfo - 3345fef1-04ac-4945-aab6-e5288d399705 3 TeliaSonera Company Presentation 2010 Introduction The Year in Brief TeliaSonera provides network access and telecommunication services that help people and companies communicate in an easy, efficient and environmentally friendly way. Financial Highlights Highlights and achievements SEK in millions except key ratios, per share Strong financial performance data and margins 2010 2009 2008 The organic revenue growth improved throughout Net sales 106,582 109,161 103,585 the year and earnings per share increased 13 EBITDA, excluding non-recurring items 36,977 36,666 32,954 percent to a record-high SEK 4.73 per share. Margin (%) 34.7 33.6 31.8 Operating income 32,083 30,324 28,648 TeliaSonera - a pioneer in the industry Operating income, excluding non-recurring During the year, we were the first operator to items 32,015 31,67930,041 launch commercial 4G services also in Finland, Net income 23,562 21,280 21,442 Denmark and Estonia. 4G services were launched of which attributable to owners of the parent as early as in December 2009 in Sweden and company 21,257 18,85419,011 Norway and the roll-out continues in 2011. Earnings per share (SEK) 4.73 4.20 4.23 Return on equity (%, rolling 12 months) 17.8 15.2 17.2 Growth continued in Eurasia CAPEX-to-sales (%) 14.0 12.8 15.2 Strong subscription intake and an Free cash flow 12,901 16,643 9,333 improved macroeconomic situation led to an organic revenue growth of 16 percent. In line with our strategy, we increased our ownership in Ncell Net sales and EBITDA margin, excluding non-recurring items, 2008–2010 in Nepal and in UCell in Uzbekistan during the year. Net sales EBITDA SEK billion margin Gaining market share in Spain 110 36% Our Spanish mobile operator Yoigo reached the EBITDA breakeven target in the fourth quarter of 34% 105 2010, only four years after the launch in 2006. 32% Yoigo has now reached a market share of four 100 percent. 30% On-demand services gaining momentum 95 28% Services such as films are gaining momentum and we rented out more than 2 million films 90 26% through our video on demand TV service in 2008 2009 2010 Sweden during the year. Net sales EBITDA margin EPS and Dividends, 2008–2010 SEK per share 6 4 2 0 20082008 2009 2009 2010 2010 EPS Ordinary dividend Proposed dividend WorldReginfo - 3345fef1-04ac-4945-aab6-e5288d399705 4 TeliaSonera Company Presentation 2010 Introduction Letter from the CEO Dear Shareholders, TeliaSonera continues to grow and pioneer the telecommunications industry, by being at the forefront of introducing new technology and offering new services to customers in all our markets. In 2010, we continued the roll-out of 4G services, which started and email messages. Moreover, the demand for on-demand in late 2009, to customers in Sweden and Norway and we were services, such as films, is growing steadily and we rented out also the first operator to launch commercial 4G services in more than 2 million films through our TV service in Sweden last Finland, Denmark and Estonia. We increased our investments year. in fiber transmission and fixed access networks in the Nordic In Eurasia, populations are larger and younger than in markets. In Eurasia, we started rolling out 3G networks in Europe, mobile penetration is lower and fixed networks are Uzbekistan and Nepal and acquired a long sought after 3G limited. We help customers in these markets leapfrog the license in Kazakhstan. development, and jump right to the forefront of mobile By introducing new services and investing in high quality telecommunications, by offering new services at affordable networks with improved capacity and coverage, we continue to rates. The speed of development is impressive. cater to people’s steadily increasing need for bandwidth and TeliaSonera has a strong track record in Eurasia. Already in connectivity. the early 1990s we were founding partners in some of the operations. By combining local expertise and international Market drivers experience we, together with our local partners, are developing We can divide our markets in mature markets, where basically our business to become the leading telecom operator in each everyone has a mobile phone and most of the growth comes market where the combined population is more than 380 from value added services, such as fixed and mobile internet million, including Russia and Turkey. The demand for mobile access. In the growth markets, we are still building coverage services has grown dramatically during recent years due to and capacity, as a smaller part of the populations have a mobile limited fixed networks, more comprehensive network coverage, phone or access to the internet. more developed international roaming, sought after value In Northern Europe, the demand for smartphones is growing added services and attractive pricing. at an exceptional rate. In 2010, seven out of ten new mobile Growing in the region is a top priority for TeliaSonera and the phones sold in our Swedish stores were smartphones. These growth potential lies in expanding the customer base and handsets are more and more used to access the internet to increasing mobile voice and data usage. enjoy a variety of services, in addition to calling, sending text WorldReginfo - 3345fef1-04ac-4945-aab6-e5288d399705 5 TeliaSonera Company Presentation 2010 Introduction Acting locally, based on a global strategy ”Wherever we operate we have the same TeliaSonera has transformed into an international group with a ambition: to be number one or two in the global strategy. At the same time, we act as local operators in market based on providing the best customer each market. By combining these aspects, we can build on our common strengths when introducing new technologies and experience, high quality networks and cost services. We can rely on synergies and best practice efficient operations.” throughout our footprint to bring the best to each customer in Lars Nyberg, President and CEO, TeliaSonera each market in terms of competence and know-how. By acting locally, we stay close to our customers to ensure that offerings, sales and marketing are tailored to their specific needs, whether it is to introduce a new price plan in Spain, a TV-offer in Estonia Our asset portfolio or a cloud service solution to a Swedish public or private We also aim to grow by increasing ownership in core holdings enterprise. This strategy provides a solid foundation to the and we will continue to look for new opportunities within or future development of our business. neighbouring our existing footprint. In the first quarter of 2010, we increased our ownership in A successful year UCell in Uzbekistan, a market we entered in 2007, and in the 2010 was a successful year for TeliaSonera. The organic fourth quarter, we increased our ownership in Ncell in Nepal. revenue growth improved throughout the year and earnings per Both these countries have showcased very strong growth, with share increased by as much as 13 percent. Add to that a strong increasing penetration, and we grew the customer base by 35 financial position, and the Board of Directors was able to and 85 percent, respectively, compared to the year before.