MTS Completed Acquisition of 25.095% Stake in MTS Bank
OREANDA-NEWS. Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS” – NYSE: MBT), the leading telecommunications operator in Russia and the CIS, announces completion of acquisition of a 25.095% stake in MTS Bank OJSC for 5.09 billion rubles through an additional share issuance by the bank. The transaction was completed in accordance with the terms disclosed on March 29, 2013. The transaction is subject to the registration of the shares issuance report by Russian Central Bank.
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. The Group has been awarded GSM licenses in Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Turkmenistan 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).
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