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Kinnevik This press release may not be released, published or distributed in or into the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other country in which such a measure is subject to registration or any other measures than those required by Swedish law. The Offer is not directed towards any person in those countries whose participation requires any additional prospectus, registration or other measure than those required by Swedish law.
This press release is a translation from the Swedish language press release. In the event of any discrepancies between the Swedish version and the English version, the Swedish version shall prevail.
Kinnevik and Vostok Nafta complete the Offer for Kontakt East More than 97 percent of the shares have been tendered
Stockholm, 25 June 2008 - On 26 May 2008, Investment AB Kinnevik (publ) ("Kinnevik") and Vostok Nafta Investment Ltd. ("Vostok Nafta") (jointly, the "Bidders"), through their jointly owned Swedish company Vosvik AB, registration number 556757-1095 ("Vosvik"), announced an offer for all the shares in Kontakt East Holding AB (publ) ("Kontakt East") at a price of SEK 35 in cash for each share in Kontakt East (the "Offer").
The acceptance period for the Offer expired on 24 June 2008. More than 97 percent of the total number of shares and votes in Kontakt East have been tendered in the Offer. Vosvik declares the Offer unconditional and announces that it will be completed.
Further information in connection with the Offer, including the final number of shares tendered in the Offer will be published shortly.
For further information, please contact:
Mia Brunell Livfors, CEO and President Investment AB Kinnevik (publ) Phone +46 (0)8 562 000 00, Fax +46 (0)8 20 37 74
Torun Litzén, Director of Investor Relations Investment AB Kinnevik (publ) Phone +46 (0)8 562 000 83, Mobile +46 70 762 00 83, Fax +46 (0)8 20 37 74 Box 2094, SE-103 13 Stockholm, Sweden, visiting address: Skeppsbron 18
Investment AB Kinnevik (publ)'s objective is to increase shareholder value, primarily through net asset value growth. The company's operations include three comprehensive business areas; Major Listed Holdings which includes Millicom International Cellular, Tele2, Modern Times Group MTG, Metro International and Transcom WorldWide, Major Unlisted Holdings which includes the cartonboard and paper company Korsnäs, and New Ventures which is active in finding new investments in small and mid sized companies which has a significant growth potential. Kinnevik plays an active role on the Boards of its holdings.
Kinnevik is domiciled in Stockholm. The Kinnevik class A and class B shares are listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm, Large Cap segment, within the financial and real estate sector. The ticker codes are KINV A and KINV B.
