MOSCOW, July 13, 2010 - Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS" - NYSE: MBT), the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS, announces that it has today submitted documentation to COMSTAR - United TeleSystems JSC ("Comstar" - LSE: CMST), a leading supplier of integrated telecommunication solutions in Russia and the CIS, regarding the MTS Voluntary Tender Offer ("VTO") to acquire up to 37,614,678 Comstar ordinary shares that MTS does not already own for RUR 220.0 per Comstar share. The number of ordinary shares is equivalent to 9.0% of Comstar's issued share capital, and includes shares underlying Comstar Global Depositary Receipts ("GDR"s). The launch of the VTO follows the announcement on June 25, 2010 that the Boards of Directors of MTS and Comstar had approved and recommended the merger of MTS and Comstar. The VTO documentation was then filed with the Federal Service for Financial Markets ("FSFM"), which has now completed its statutory review. MTS currently owns 61.97% of Comstar, or 64.03% when excluding treasury shares, and consolidates Comstar in its financial results.
MOSCOW, July 8, 2010 - IBS Group Holding Limited (hereinafter the "Group" or "IBS Group") has resolved to change the ticker of its GDRs on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the XETRA trading platform and in other trading systems.
Reorganization in the Form of Merger of NDC With MICEX SH MOSCOW, July 1, 2010 - On 29 June, 2010, the annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM) of MICEX Settlement House (MICEX SH) was held. The AGM made a decision on the reorganization of MICEX SH in the form of the accession of "The National Depository Center" (Closed Joint Stock Company) (NDC). The shareholders of MICEX SH elected Sergey Sukhinin as the Chairman of the Board.
Full text of press release is available at https://www.elcomsoft.com/PR/einpb_100701_en.pdf
MOSCOW, June 25, 2010 - Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS" - NYSE: MBT), the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS, announces that it has won the 2010 Meffys Mobile Entertainment Award in the "Cross-Platform Technology" category for Omlet.ru content portal.
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