OREANDA-NEWS. September 04, 2014. Sistema JSFC ("Sistema") (LSE: SSA), the largest publicly-traded diversified holding company in Russia and the CIS, announces that its subsidiary CJSC Sistema-Invest ("Sistema-Invest") has received a notice from OJSC REESTR about restrictions on transactions with the shares of JSC Bashkirian Power Grid Company owned by Sistema-Invest.

The restrictions do not however limit the voting rights, rights to receive dividends or any other shareholder rights.

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 USD 8.8 billion for the second quarter of 2014, and total assets of US\\$ 45.2 billion as at June 30, 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