EANS-Voting Rights: Telekom Austria AG / Release according to article 93 BörseG with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

22.01.2010 | 14:50 Uhr

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Person/company obliged to make the notification:

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Name:    Capital Research and Management Company
Place:   Los Angeles
State:   USA

Company data:
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Name:    Telekom Austria AG
Address: Lassallestrasse 9, 1020 Wien
Place:   Wien
State:   Austria

Vienna, January 22, 2010: The Telekom Austria Group (VSE: TKA, OTC US: TKAGY)
has been informed that the shareholding of Capital Research and Management
Company as of January 20, 2010 was 67,039,703 shares or 15.13% of the
outstanding shares.

At the last disclosure on April 7, 2009 the stake of Capital Research and
Management Company was 10.01% of the outstanding shares.

Under Austrian law a company needs to announce if the stake of a shareholder
exceeds or falls below a specific level (e.g. 15%).

Contact:
Barbara Plößnig
Investor Relations
Telekom Austria Group
Tel.: +43 (0) 590591-19003
E-mail: barbara.ploessnig@telekom.at

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Further inquiry note:

Branche: Telecommunications
ISIN:    AT0000720008
WKN:     555750
Index:   WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
Börsen:  Wien / official dealing