AFK Sistema OAO : Sistema and Marshall group sign agreements to acquire a 38.75% stake in NVision Group

23/01/2014

Sistema and Marshall group sign agreements to acquire a 38.75% stake in NVision Group

Moscow, Russia - January 23, 2014 - Sistema JSFC ("Sistema" or the "Company") (LSE: SSA), the largest publicly-traded diversified holding company in Russia and the CIS, today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Sistema Telecom Assets LLC, has signed legally binding agreements to acquire a 38.75% stake in CJSC NVision Group with CJSC RegionKapital (part of Marshall group, one of Russia's private investment groups) and several other individual shareholders. 

The total value of the deal amounts to US$ 82.5 million, US$ 37.5 million of which will be paid in cash, and US$ 45 million in Sistema shares. Upon completion of the deal, Sistema's ownership in CJSC NVision Group will amount to 88.75%. 

The deal is in line with Sistema's strategy to develop information and communication technology assets. 

The completion of the transaction is subject to the fulfillment of a number of legal conditions and is expected in the first quarter of 2014. 

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Investor Relations Evgeniy Chuikov Tel: [phone] [e-mail]

Public Relations Ekaterina Tsukanova Tel.: [phone] [e-mail]

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Sistema is the largest publicly-traded diversified holding company in Russia and the CIS, which invests in and is a major shareholder of companies serving over 100 million customers in the sectors of telecommunications, high technology, oil and energy, radars and aerospace, banking, retail, mass-media, tourism and healthcare services. Founded in 1993, the Company reported revenues of US$ 9.3 billion for the third quarter of 2013, and total assets of US$ 44.4 billion as at September 30, 2013. Sistema's global depository receipts are listed under the symbol "SSA" on the London Stock Exchange. Sistema's ordinary shares are listed under the symbol "AFKS" on the MICEX-RTS Stock Exchange. Sistema was ranked number 315 in the 2012 edition of the Fortune Global 500 list. Website: www.sistema.com

The Company is not an investment company, and is not and will not be registered as such, under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940. 

Marshall is one of the largest Russian private investment groups. The company manages direct investment funds in Russia and the CIS. The company's main sectors of investments include telecommunications, media and technology, as well as real estate and agriculture. Marshall also supports the Charity Fund of Saint Vasily the Great, as well as a number of other cultural and social responsibility projects. 

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