Telenor Resists Alfa's Attempt to Gain Control of VimpelCom FORNEBU, Norway, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Telenor ASA distributed a letter to shareholders of VimpelCom Monday, urging them to resist Alfa Telecom's efforts to take control of the Russian mobile operator. In the letter, Telenor, which owns 26.6 percent of the voting shares of VimpelCom, requests shareholders to vote in favor of Jo Lunder and Terje Thon, Telenor's independent nominees to VimpelCom's board of directors, at VimpelCom's June 22nd AGM. The full text of the letter is enclosed. Further information: Chief Press Spokesman, Telenor ASA, Dag Melgaard, Tel (+47) 901 92 000 http://hugin.info/130231/R/997427/151713.pdf DATASOURCE: Telenor CONTACT: Dag Melgaard, Chief Press Spokesman of Telenor ASA, +47-901-92-000 Web site: http://www.telenor.com/ http://hugin.info/130231/R/997427/151713.pdf

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