18/07/2014

Block purchase of Sistema's ordinary shares

Moscow, Russia - July 18, 2014 - Sistema JSFC ("Sistema") (LSE: SSA) the largest publicly-traded diversified holding company in Russia and the CIS, announces that, on July 11, 2014, its 100% owned subsidiary, Sistema Finance OJSC, agreed to acquire 162,837,500 of Sistema's ordinary shares for approximately RUB 7.6 billion, which today became binding following the expiration of the seller's termination right. The acquisition is being conducted as a block trade from a non-affiliated seller and represents 1.7% of Sistema's issued share capital. The shares are being purchased for general corporate purposes. As a result of the transaction, Sistema Group's holding of treasury shares will be 4.53% of Sistema's total issued capital. 

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For further information, please visit www.sistema.com or contact: 

Investor Relations

Evgeniy Chuikov

Tel: +7 (495) 692 1100

ir@sistema.ru

Public Relations

Ekaterina Tsukanova

Tel.: +7 (495) 228 15 36

tsukanova@sistema.ru

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$ 8.2 billion for the first quarter of 2014, and total assets of US$ 41.5billion as at March 31, 2014. 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 Moscow Exchange. Sistema was ranked number 308 in the 2013 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. 

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 Sistema. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "will," "could," "may" or "might" 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 intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, general economic conditions, our competitive environment, risks associated with operating in Russia, rapid technological and market change in our industries, as well as many other risks specifically related to Sistema and its operations. 

This document does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for, any shares or other securities of JSFC Sistema and/or any of its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, nor shall any part of it nor the fact of its distribution form part of or be relied on in connection with any contract or investment decision relating thereto, nor does it constitute a recommendation regarding the shares or securities of JSFC Sistema and/or any of its subsidiaries and affiliated companies.

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