Moscow, 10 February 2016. – Sistema JSFC (LSE:SSA, hereinafter - Sistema), a diversified public holding company, announces that it has signed a legally binding agreement to acquire 2,641,957 ordinary shares of PJSC MTS Bank (hereinafter - MTS Bank), placed as part of an earlier approved additional issue, for a total consideration of RUB 3.7 billion.

As a result of the transaction, Sistema’s share in the capital of MTS Bank will increase from 69% to 70%.

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