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MTS Attracts Financing from Sberbank(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 29 October 2014 Release date- 27102014 - Moscow, Russian Federation - Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ('MTS' - NYSE: MBT), the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS, announces that it has signed an agreement with Sberbank of Russia to open a non-revolving line of credit for a total amount of RUB 50 billion and has amended terms of an existing credit agreement in the amount of RUB 20 billion. MTS opened a non-revolving line of credit with Sberbank of Russia in the amount of RUB 50 billion with a maturity in September 2021. The funds will be used for general corporate needs. The Company has also amended the terms of the credit agreement originally signed with Sberbank of Russia in April 2014 by extending the final maturity of the facility from July 2015 to September 2017. Alexey Kornya, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS, commented, 'We are pleased to announce the signing of the new agreements with our long-standing partner Sberbank. The size and the terms of the agreements concluded in the challenging market environment showcase MTS's sound financial position and the strength of our relationship with Sberbank.' Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ('MTS') is the leading telecommunications group in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, offering mobile and fixed voice, broadband, pay TV as well as content and entertainment services in one of the world's fastest growing regions. Including its subsidiaries, the Group services over 100 million mobile subscribers in Russia, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Armenia and Belarus, a region that boasts a total population of more than 200 million. Since June 2000, MTS' Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). Additional information about the MTS Group can be found at www.mtsgsm.com. Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of MTS, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as 'expect,' 'believe,' 'anticipate,' 'estimate,' 'intend,' 'will,' 'could,' 'may' or 'might,' and the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. We do not undertake or intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. We refer you to the documents MTS files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the Company's most recent Form 20-F. These documents contain and identify important factors, including those contained in the section captioned 'Risk Factors' that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, the severity and duration of current economic and financial conditions, including volatility in interest and exchange rates, commodity and equity prices and the value of financial assets; the impact of Russian, U.S. and other foreign government programs to restore liquidity and stimulate national and global economies, our ability to maintain our current credit rating and the impact on our funding costs and competitive position if we do not do so, strategic actions, including acquisitions and dispositions and our success in integrating acquired businesses, potential fluctuations in quarterly results, our competitive environment, dependence on new service development and tariff structures, rapid technological and market change, acquisition strategy, risks associated with telecommunications infrastructure, governmental regulation of the telecommunications industries and other risks associated with operating in Russia and the CIS, volatility of stock price, financial risk management and future growth subject to risks. For further information, please contact in Moscow: Joshua B. Tulgan Director, Corporate Finance & Investor Relations Mobile TeleSystems OJSC Tel: +7 495 223 2025 E-mail: [email protected] Learn more about MTS. Visit the official blog of the Investor Relations Department at www.mtsgsm.com/blog/ (c) 2014 Electronic News Publishing - |