OREANDA-NEWS. November 13, 2007. Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS" — NYSE: MBT), the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, announces the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders (EGM).

The date for the Company’s EGM has been set for February 15, 2008. The record date for the Company’s share- and ADR-holders entitled to participate in the EGM has been set for November 26, 2007.

Issues entered into the agenda include:
Approval of the revised version of the Company’s Charter;
Reelection of members of the Board of Directors;
Reorganization and approval of a merger of Volgograd Mobile, Astrakhan Mobile, Mar Mobile and Primtelefon into MTS;
Approval of the restated version of the Statute on Shareholder Meetings;
Approval of the restated version of the Statute on Remunerations and Compensations to Members of the BoD;
Approval of a stock option plan that includes members of the BoD;
Reelection of members of the Auditing Commission.