Telenor's annual reporting 2006 Annual review 2006



Consolidated statements of changes in equity

Telenor Group for the years ended 31 December 2004, 2005 and 2006
  Attributable to equity holders of
Telenor ASA
 
NOK in millions *Total
paid
capital
*Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
*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
Balance 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 investment - 1 052 - - 1 052 (4) 1 048
Cash flow hedges - 24 - - 24 3 27
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 year 2005 - - 7 646 - 7 646 1 488 9 134
Total recognized income and expense 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
Translation differences - - - 1 672 1 672 (204) 1 468
Business combinations and increased ownership interests in subsidiaries - (25) - - (25) - (25)
Available-for-sale investments:
– Valuation gains (losses) taken to equity - 53 - - 53 2 55
– Transferred to profit or loss on sale - (1 794) - - (1 794) (8) (1 802)
Cash flow hedges:
– Valuation gains (losses) taken to equity - (37) - - (37) (11) (48)
– Transferred to profit or loss for the period - (1) - - (1) - (1)
Tax on items taken directly to or transferred from equity - (8) - 31 23 3 26
Net income (loss) recognized directly in equity - (1 812) - 1 703 (109) (218) (327)
Profit for the period excl. Kyivstar - - 13 998 - 13 998 1 097 15 095
Profit from Kyivstar1) - - 1 922 - 1 922 1 518 3 440
Total recognized income and expense for the period1) - (1 812) 15 920 1 703 15 811 2 397 18 208
Dividends - - (3 389) - (3 389) (287) (3 676)
Share buy back (901) - - - (901) (28) (929)
Sale of shares, share issue, and share options to employees 104 11 - - 115 15 130
Equity adjustments in associated companies - (42) - - (42) - (42)
Transactions with minorities in subsidiaries - - - - - (844) (844)
Reclassified to investment in Kyivstar1) - - - - - (3 652) (3 652)
Balance as of 31 December 2006 24 360 1 235 30 787 1 611 57 993 4 735 62 728

1) Unaudited
*) See note 35

Dividends 2006 2005
Dividend per share in NOK – paid 2.00 1.50
Dividend per share in NOK – proposed by the Board of Directors 2.50 2.00

Total dividends of NOK 3,389 million and NOK 2,595 million was paid in June 2006 and June 2005, respectively.

In respect of 2006, the directors propose that a dividend of NOK 2.50 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 15 May 2007, which is the date of the Annual General Meeting. The total estimated dividend to be paid is NOK 4.2 billion.

Equity available for distribution as dividends from Telenor ASA was NOK 18,515 million as of 31 December 2006.