07/12/2017

Ad hoc notice

Moscow, Russia - 07 December 2017 - Sistema PJSFC ('Sistema' or 'the Corporation') (LSE: SSA, MOEX: AFKS), a publicly traded diversified Russian holding company, notes the press release published today by Rosneft regarding a lawsuit filed today against Sistema and its subsidiary Sistema-Invest seeking damages in the amount of RUB 131,639,012,421. At the present moment, Sistema has not received the claim of Rosneft and PJSOC Bashneft referred to in Rosneft's press release, and considers the allegations set out in that press release to be baseless and unlawful. Sistema will provide an update to the market in due course.

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Sistema PJSFC is a publicly traded diversified Russian holding company serving over 150 million customers in such sectors as telecommunications, retail, paper and packaging, agriculture, high technology, banking, real estate, pharmaceuticals, tourism and healthcare services. The company was founded in 1993. Its revenue in 2016 reached RUB 697.7bn; its total assets equalled RUB 1.1tn as of 31 December 2016. 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.ru

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