JANUARY 2013

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MILLIcoM IntERnatIonaL cELLULaR acQUIRES

caBLEVISIÓn PaRaGUaY

Millicom International cellular S.a. (“Millicom”) (Stockholmsbörsen: MIc) (Sto:MIc) recently acquired 100% of cablevision Paraguay. Millicom has now assumed management control of cablevision Paraguay and will consolidate the operation’s results. the results for cablevision Paraguay will be reported as part of the South america region.

Millicom International Cellular S.A. is a global telecommunications group with mobile telephony operations in 13 countries in Latin America and Africa. It also operates various combinations of fixed telephony, cable and broadband businesses in five countries in Central America. The Group’s mobile operations have a combined population under license of approximately 270 million people. LM

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aRBoR InVEStMEntS acQUIRES coLUMBUS ManUFactURInG arbor Investments has acquired columbus Manufacturing, Inc.

Established by the Domenici and Parducci families in 1917, Columbus is one of the finest producers of superior quality cured Italian meat delicacies and authentic deli meats in the US. Products are exclusively sold through supermarkets, club stores and specialty grocery stores across North America. Columbus operates three manufacturing facilities in the San Francisco area occupying more than 270,000 square feet and has the capability to manufacture a wide variety of products such as finocchiona, genoa and calabrese salame. The Company will continue to operate out of its existing facilities and will be led by Timothy Fallon, CEO and his senior management team.

“We were drawn to Columbus due to the Company’s unrivalled quality products and exceptional management team led by well-regarded food industry CEO Timothy Fallon,” said Ryan McKenzie of Arbor Investments. “Columbus’ family of products are simply peerless in all respects, from the use of proprietary spice blends and old world recipes, to their hand-crafted manufacturing processes. The Columbus® brand is synonymous with unmatched quality and our investment objective is to build upon their 95 year tradition and foundation to increase the availability of Columbus’ gourmet level salame and deli products across North America.”

Dasciad Intelligence LLC performed background due diligence of the management team in advance of this financial transaction. The due diligence was led by Dina Gaspari, President. Gaspari said, “We do a great deal of work for private equity firms, hedge funds and law firms in connection with capital investments, mergers and acquisitions.” LM

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