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Nils Katla has stepped down from VEON's Supervisory Board
[December 04, 2017]

Nils Katla has stepped down from VEON's Supervisory Board


AMSTERDAM, Dec. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services headquartered in Amsterdam and serving more than 235 million customers, announces that effective today, Telenor-affiliated director Nils Katla has stepped down from the Supervisory Board, following Telenor's decision not to maintain a representative on VEON's Supervisory Board. 

Telenor owns 14.6% of VEON's share capital, which it expects to use in settlement of exchangeable bonds maturing in 2019.

About VEON

VEON is a NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam-listed global provider of connectivity and internet services, with an ambition to lead the personal internet revolution for over 235 million customers that it currently serves, and for many others in the years to come.

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Disclaimer

This release contains "forward-looking statements", as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and include statements relating to, among other things, Telenor's expected use of the share capital it holds in VEON in settlement of exchangeable bonds. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON cannot predict with accuracy and some of which VEON might not even anticipate. Although VEON believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions at the time made, it can give no assurance that such expectations will be achieved. Future events and actual results, financial and otherwise, may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date of this release. VEON does not undertake to publicly update, except as required by U.S. federal securities laws, any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after such dates or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Furthermore, elements of this release contain, or may contain, "inside information" as defined under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.


 

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