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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 14d-100)
Tender Offer Statement
Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)

Sonera Corporation
(Name of Subject Company)

Telia AB (offeror)
(Name of Filing Persons)

Shares, no nominal value, and
American Depositary Shares, each representing one Share,
no nominal value
(Title of Class of Securities)

835 433 202

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Jan Henrik Ahrnell
General Counsel
Telia AB
Mårbackagatan 11
S-123 86 Farsta, Sweden
(+46 8) 713 1000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

Copies to:

Petri Haussila, Esq.
White & Case LLP
Eteläranta 14
FIN-00130 Helsinki, Finland
(+358 9) 228 641

o   Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
x   third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
o   issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
o   going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
o   amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer:   o

 

 

     This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (“Schedule TO”) filed by Telia AB, a Swedish corporation (“Telia”) on October 7, 2002 and amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 filed by Telia on November 12, 2002. This Schedule TO relates to the offer (the “Offer”) by Telia to exchange Telia shares (“shares”), nominal value SEK 3.20, Telia American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing five Telia shares, and certain Telia warrants for Sonera shares, no nominal value, Sonera ADSs, each representing one Sonera share, and certain Sonera warrants of Sonera Corporation, a Finnish corporation (“Sonera”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus, dated October 1, 2002 (the “Prospectus”), which is incorporated by reference in response to Items 1-11 of this Schedule TO.

Item 11.   Additional Information

     Telia issued a press release on December 9, 2002, and such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(11). The information set forth in the press release is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference.

Item 12.   Exhibits.

     
Exhibit No.    
   
(a)(11)   Press release, dated December 9, 2002 (incorporated herein by reference to Telia’s Form 425 filed on December 9, 2002).

Item 13.   Information Required by Schedule 13E-3.

     Not applicable.

 

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SIGNATURE

     After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: December 9, 2002

       
       
       
    TELIA AB
       
    By: /s/  ANDERS IGEL
      Name: Anders Igel
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
       
       
    By: /s/  JAN HENRIK AHRNELL
      Name: Jan Henrik Ahrnell
Title: Vice President and General Counsel

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit No.    
   
(a)(11)   Press release, dated December 9, 2002 (incorporated herein by reference to Telia’s Form 425 filed on December 9, 2002).

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