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AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Telenor ASA
Auditor's report for 2003
We have audited the annual financial statements of Telenor ASA as of 31 December 2003, showing a profit of NOK 5,115 million for the parent company and a profit of NOK 5,050 million for the Group. We have also audited the information in the Directors' report concerning the financial statements, the going concern assumption, and the proposal for the allocation of the profit. The financial statements comprise the balance sheet, the statements of income and cash flows, the accompanying notes and the consolidated accounts. These financial statements and the Directors’ report are the responsibility of the Company’s Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and on other information according to the requirements of the Norwegian Act on Auditing and Auditors.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Norwegian Act on Auditing and Auditors and auditing standards and practices generally accepted in Norway. Those standards and practices require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. To the extent required by law and auditing standards, an audit also comprises a review of the management of the Company's financial affairs and its accounting and internal control systems. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion,
- the financial statements, included on pages 76–140, have been prepared in
accordance with law and regulations and present the financial position of the Company
and of the Group as of 31 December 2003, and the results of its operations and its
cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with accounting standards, principles
and practices generally accepted in Norway
- the Company's management has fulfilled its duty to properly register and document
the accounting information as required by law and accounting standards, principles and
practices generally accepted in Norway
- the information in the Directors' report, included on pages 40–47, concerning
the financial statements, the going concern assumption, and the proposal for the
allocation of the profit is consistent with the financial statements and comply with
law and regulations.
Oslo, 25 March 2004
ERNST & YOUNG AS

Olve Gravråk
State Authorised Public Accountant (Norway)
Note: The translation to English has been prepared for information purposes only.
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