Sistema placed RUB 1.7 billion bond

Sistema placed RUB 1.7 billion exchange traded bond

Moscow, Russia - 13 November 2015 - Sistema JSFC ("Sistema" or the "Company") (LSE: SSA) today announces the successful placement of its Series 001Р-02 exchange traded bonds with a total par value of RUB 1.7 billion.

The bonds mature in 10 years with 4 year put option (bondholders' right to sell back their bonds to Sistema at par). The coupon was set at 10.90% per annum.

The issue satisfies CBR Lombard list requirements. The Lead-Manager and underwriter - VTB Capital. The bonds were settled on the MICEX Stock Exchange on 13 October 2015.

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Sistema is a 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, radars and aerospace, banking, retail, mass-media, tourism and healthcare services. Founded in 1993, the Company reported revenues of RUB 164.0 billion for the second quarter of 2015, and total assets of RUB 1,175.7 billion as at June 30, 2015. 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. Website: www.sistema.com

The Company is not an investment company, and is not and will not be registered as such, under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940.

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