October 15, 2014, Moscow - The Thank you from Sberbank loyalty programme announces its newest partner - PEGAS Touristik. From October 15, 2014 every participant of the programme who buys a package tour on the company's website using a Sberbank card will receive 5% of the cost of the tour in THANK YOU bonuses.

"Our partnership with PEGAS Touristik offers significant incentives for Sberbank cardholders who have signed up to the Thank you from Sberbank loyalty programme," commented Anna Pashkevich, General Director of the Thank you from Sberbank programme. "With the onset of the New Year's holidays, the opportunities provided by our partnership mean that clients will not only be able to choose appealing tours, but will also receive an increased number of THANK YOU bonuses which can be exchanged for gifts for loved ones."

"The number of PEGAS Touristik clients is growing every year, as well as the number of clients who prefer to book tours online with us," commented Karine Bukrey, General Director of PEGAS Touristik. "Very soon participants of the Thank you from Sberbank programme will be able to receive THANK YOU bonuses at around 1,000 of our retail offices in 267 Russian cities."

Thank you from Sberbank is one of the largest banking loyalty programmes in Russia and was launched over two and a half years ago. More than 13 million cardholders have enrolled. Cardholders who enrol in the programme earn THANK YOU points on Sberbank card purchases in Russia and abroad. Cardholders earn additional THANK YOU points on purchases at partners of the programme and by participating in Thank you from Sberbank promotions. Accrued THANK YOU points can be redeemed in the form of discounts at partner stores. Each THANK YOU point is equal to a one rouble discount. Today, the programme's list of partners includes more than 350 retailers.

All Sberbank cardholders can sign up to the Thank you from Sberbank programme. The registration process is simple (via any Sberbank ATM, Sberbank Online, or by SMS) and does not require visiting a branch.

For detailed information please visit the website http://spasibosberbank.ru.

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Sberbank of Russia
Alexander Baziyan
Public Relations
Tel. +7(495) 957 5721
media@sberbank.ru

Sberbank of Russia is Russia's largest bank and a leading global financial institution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest deposit taker in Russia. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank's authorized capital plus one voting share, with the remaining 50% held by domestic and international investors. Sberbank has more than 110 million individual customers and 1 million corporate clients in 22 countries. Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with more than 17,000 branches, and its international operations include UK, US, CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and other countries.

The Bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank of Russia. The official website is www.sberbank.ru.

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