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Consolidated statements of Changes in Equity
for the years ended 31 december 2004 and 2005 – Telenor Group

Attributable to equity holders of Telenor ASA
NOK in millions 1) Total
paid
capital
  1) Other
reserves
  Retained
earnings
1) Cumulative
translation
differences
Total Minority
interest
Total
equity
                   
Balance as of 1 January 2004 – Restated according to IFRS *) 29 311   (732)   9 084 - 37 663 3 420 41 083
                   
Translation differences -   -   - (321) (321) (419) (740)
Business combinations and increased ownership
interests in subsidiaries -   871   - - 871 - 871
Equity adjustments in associated companies -   62   - - 62 - 62
Tax on items taken directly to or transferred from equity -   (253)   - (284) (537) - (537)
Net income (loss) recognized directly in equity -   680   - (605) 75 (419) (344)
                   
Profit for the year 2004 -   -   6 093 - 6 093 1 320 7 413
                   
Total recognized income and expense for the period -   680   6 093 (605) 6 168 901 7 069
                   
Dividends -   -   (1 764) - (1 764) (373) (2 137)
Share buy back (2 020)   -   - - (2 020) - (2 020)
Sale of shares, share issue, and share options to employees 59   16   - - 75 3 78
Transactions with minorities in subsidiaries -   -   - - - (5) (5)
Balance as of 31 December 2004 27 350   (36)   13 413 (605) 40 122 3 946 44 068
                   
Total changes in accounting policy (IAS 32 and 39) *) -   661   (208) - 453 8 461
                   
Adjusted equity as of 1 January 2005 27 350   625   13 205 (605) 40 575 3 954 44 529
                   
Translation differences -   -   - 525 525 441 966
Business combinations and increased ownership interests in subsidiaries -   1 829   - - 1 829 - 1 829
Available-for-sale investments:
– Valuation gains (losses) taken to equity -   1 440   - - 1 440 20 1 460
– Transferred to profit or loss on sale -   (388)   - - (388) (24) (412)
Cash flow hedges:
– Valuation gains (losses) taken to equity -   (172)   - - (172) 3 (169)
– Transferred to profit or loss for the period -   (13)   - - (13) - (13)
– Transferred to initial carrying amount of hedged items -   209   - - 209 - 209
Equity adjustments in associated companies -   1   - - 1 - 1
Tax on items taken directly to or transferred from equity -   (459)   - (12) (471) (1) (472)
Net income (loss) recognized directly in equity -   2 447   - 513 2 960 439 3 399
                   
Profit for the period -   -   7 646 - 7 646 1 488 9 134
Total recognized income and expenses for the period -   2 447   7 646 513 10 606 1 927 12 533
                   
Dividends -   -   (2 595) - (2 595) (171) (2 766)
Share buy back (2 267)   -   - - (2 267) - (2 267)
Sale of shares, share issue, and share options to employees 74   6   - - 80 5 85
Transactions with minorities in subsidiaries -   -   - - - 1 419 1 419
Balance as of 31 December 2005 25 157   3 078   18 256 (92) 46 399 7 134 53 533
1) See note 36.
*) See note 37.
                   
Dividends 2005 2004
Dividend per share in NOK – paid 1.50 1.00
Dividend per share in NOK – proposed by the Board of Directors 2.00 1.50

Total dividends of NOK 2,595 million and NOK 1,764 million was paid in June 2005 and May 2004, respectively.

In respect of 2005, the directors propose that a dividend of NOK 2.00 per share will be paid to shareholders. This dividend is subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting and has not been included as a liability in these financial statements. The proposed dividend is payable to all shareholders on the Register of Members on 23 May 2006, which is the date of the Annual General Meeting. The total estimated dividend to be paid is NOK 3.4 billion. Dividends will not be paid on own shares as of the date of the Annual General Meeting.

Equity available for distribution as dividends from Telenor ASA was NOK 13,259 million as of 31 December 2005.

Non-controlling (Minority) Interests

NOK in millions Minority
share in %
31.12.05
Minority
part of
net income
2005
Minority
part of
net income
2004
Minority
interests in
the balance
sheet 31.12.05
Minority
interests in
the balance
sheet 1.1.05
Minority
interests in
the balance
sheet 31.12.04
             
Kyivstar GSM JSC 43.5 827 588 2 348 1 255 1 255
DiGi.Com bhd 39.0 288 187 1 645 1 190 1 190
GrameenPhone Ltd. 38.0 219 410 648 528 528
DTAC/UCOM 25.0/13.8 42 - 1 345 - -
EDB Business Partner ASA 48.2 89 111 856 788 788
Telenor Venture IV AS 49.0 5 - 155 60 52
Other - 18 24 137 133 133
Total 1 488 1 320 7 134 3 954 3 946

The change from 31.12.2004 to 1.1.2005 was the implementation of IAS 32 and 39.

In the third quarter of 2005, Telenor sold 29.0% of the shares in the subsidiary Telenor Venture IV AS. During the fourth quarter of 2005, Telenor increased its economic stake in the previous associated companies DTAC/UCOM. See note 1 in the fourth quarter of 2004, Telenor increased its ownership interest in GrameenPhone Ltd. In April 2004, Telenor increased its ownership interest in Kyivstar GSM JSC. At the end of December 2004, Telenor sold 20.0% of the shares in the subsidiary Telenor Venture IV AS.


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