6-K 1 dp15941_6k.htm FORM 6-K
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
Report of Foreign Issuer
 
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 18, 2009
 
 
Commission File Number: 000-22828
 
 
MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL
CELLULAR S.A.
15, rue Léon Laval
L-3372 Leudelange
Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
________________________________________________
(Address of principal executive offices)

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MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item

1.        Press release dated December 18, 2009
 
 
 


 

SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


 
 
MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.
 
(Registrant)
   
   
   
Date:  December 18, 2009
By: /s/ Mikael Grahne  
 
Name:  Mikael Grahne
 
Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer



 

 

 
PRESS RELEASE
New York and Stockholm18 December, 2009
 

MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.

RESULT OF EGM

New York and Stockholm, 18 December 2009 – Millicom International Cellular S.A. (“Millicom”) (Nasdaq Stock Market: MICC and Stockholmsbörsen: MIC) today held an Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) of shareholders in Luxembourg.

The EGM resolved to approve the payment of a gross dividend to Millicom’s shareholders of USD 1.24 per share, to be paid out of Millicom’s profits for the year ended 31 December 2008.  The ex-dividend date will be 22 December 2009, the record date will be 28 December 2009, and the payment date will be 5 January 2010.



CONTACTS

Francois-Xavier Roger
 
Telephone:  +352 27 759 327
Chief Financial Officer
   
     
Peregrine Riviere
 
Telephone:  +352 691 750 098
Head of External Communications
   
     
Emily Hunt
 
Telephone:  +44 7879 426358
Investor Relations
   

Millicom International Cellular S.A., Luxembourg

Visit our web site at http://www.millicom.com


Millicom International Cellular S.A. is a global telecommunications group with mobile telephony operations in 14 countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa. It also operates cable and broadband businesses in five countries in Central America.  The Group’s mobile operations have a combined population under license of approximately 266 million people.

This press release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” with respect to Millicom’s expectations and plans, strategy, management’s objectives, future performance, costs, revenues, earnings and other trend information.  It is important to note that Millicom’s actual results in the future could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements depending on various important factors.  Please refer to the documents that Millicom has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including Millicom’s most recent annual report on Form 20-F, for a discussion of certain of these factors.

All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Millicom on the date hereof.  All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to Millicom International Cellular S.A., any Millicom International Cellular S.A. employees or representatives acting on Millicom’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the factors referred to above. Millicom does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.