** Shares in Norwegian telecom Telenor TEL.OL rise about 4% as it posted Q4 print that was a beat on the core profit line
** Its quarterly adjusted EBITDA came to NOK 8,561 million ($876.23 million) against the average estimate of NOK 8,160 million on a poll provided by the company
** It also announced a planned three-year share buyback programme of NOK 15 billion, when initial sale of shares in True is completed
** Including today's rise the stock has gained 14.38% YTD
($1 = 9.7703 Norwegian crowns)
(Reporting by Elviira Luoma)
((Elviira.luoma@thomsonreuters.com))