Sistema PJSFC (Sistema or the “Company) (LSE: SSA, MOEX: AFKS), a publicly traded Russian investment company, announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Sistema Finance JSC (Sistema Finance) acquired 6 977 200 of the Company's ordinary shares (ISIN: RU000A0DQZE3) under the Company buyback programme that will be carried out till 17 September 2022 (the Programme). The shares were purchased on Moscow Exchange (MOEX) by the broker on behalf of Sistema Finance and transferred to Sistema Finance.

Aggregated information:

Sistema was notified of the acquisition by Sistema Finance on September 27 2021.

Since the beginning of the Programme Sistema Finance has acquired 202 779 171 ordinary shares. 

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Sistema PJSFC is a publicly traded Russian investment company with a diversified portfolio of assets serving over 150 million customers in the sectors of telecommunications, high technology, financial services, retail, paper and packaging, agriculture, real estate, tourism and medical services. The company was founded in 1993. Revenue in 2020 was RUB 691.6 billion; total assets equalled RUB 1.4 trillion as of 31 December 2020. Sistema's global depositary receipts are listed under the "SSA" ticker on the London Stock Exchange. Sistema's ordinary shares are listed under the "AFKS" ticker on the Moscow Exchange. Website: www.sistema.com. 

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