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Sberbank / Miscellaneous 01.08.2014 09:09 Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted byEquityStory.RS, LLC - a company of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- In relation to the inclusion of Sberbank of Russia to the EU sanctionslist, Sberbank notes: Sberbank of Russia regrets the fact that the sanctions have been imposed. Sberbank of Russia is the largest retail bank not only in Russia, but alsoin Central and Eastern Europe. More than 107 million people are customerswith the Bank; they receive their salary, scholarships and SOCIAL grantsthrough the Bank alongside other payment transactions. 24 million elderlypeople receive state pensions in Sberbank, almost every Russian citizenover 14 years old is a customer of Sberbank. Sberbank of Russia is a public company with an impeccable internationalreputation, the shares and GDRs of which are listed on the world's leadingstock exchanges, over a third of the bank's shares are owned by investorsfrom Europe and the United States, among the shareholders of Sberbank thereare 217,000 individuals. The controlling shareholder of the Bank is theCentral Bank of the Russian Federation. In its operation Sberbank of Russia is guided by international bestpractice in its corporate governance, strictly adheres to the laws of thecountries of its presence and meets all the standards of the European andAmerican regulators. Sberbank of Russia has all the necessary resources, management experienceand expertise to continue to operate successfully in the currentenvironment and to fulfil its obligations to its Russian and internationalcustomers and partners in compliance with the norms of Russian andinternational law. Including Sberbank of Russia, which has no relation to the geopoliticalprocesses, to the sanctions list undermines the foundations of the globalfinancial system and does not contribute to the easing of the Europeancrisis caused by the situation in Ukraine. # # # Sberbank of RussiaAlexander BaziyanPublic RelationsTel.: +7 495 957 [email protected] Sberbank of Russia is Russia's largest bank and a leading global financialinstitution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian bankingsector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggestdeposit taker in Russia. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is thefounder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank'sauthorized capital plus one voting share, with the remaining 50% held bydomestic and international investors. Sberbank has more than 110 millionindividual customers and 1 million corporate clients in 22 countries.Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with more than18,000 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 ofRussia. The official website is www.sberbank.ru. Contact: 01.08.2014 The EquityStory.RS, LLC Distribution Services include RegulatoryAnnouncements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: EnglishCompany: Sberbank 19 Vavilova St. 117997 Moscow RussiaPhone: +7-495-957-57-21Fax: E-mail: [email protected]: www.sberbank.ruISIN: US80585Y3080, RU0009029540, RU0009029557Listed: Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard) ; MICEX, RTSCategory Code: MSCTIDM: SBERSequence Number: 2157Time of Receipt: Aug 01, 2014 09:09:11 End of Announcement EquityStory.RS, LLC News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------UK-Regulatory-announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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