MEGAFON ANNOUNCES A SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION RESULTING IN CHANGES TO ITS SHAREHOLDINGS
 

MOSCOW, Russia (29 March 2019) - Public Joint Stock Company "MegaFon" (MoEx: MFON), a pan-Russian operator of digital opportunities ("MegaFon" or the "Company"), hereby announces that it has been notified earlier today that USM Telecom LLC ("USM Telecom") has purchased 86 800 000 ordinary shares of MegaFon, representing a 14.00% interest in the Company's share capital, from MegaFon Finance LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("MegaFon Finance"), on 28 March 2019.
 

USM Telecom LLC is the sole shareholder of AF Telecom Holding LLC ("AF Telecom"), which in turn is the controlling shareholder of the Company, holding 349 170 620 ordinary shares of the Company, representing a 56.32% interest in the share capital of MegaFon. Both USM Telecom and AF Telecom are affiliated through common ownership with the USM Group.

As a result of this transaction, the total interest in the share capital of the USM Group in MegaFon has increased to 70.32%, while the position of MegaFon Finance in the Company has been reduced from 42.88% to 28.88% of the Company's share capital. The percentage of ordinary shares and global depositary receipts in free float remains at 0.8%.

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Investors: Dmitry Kononov
Director for Investor Relations and M&A Tel: +7 926 200-64-90 dkononov@megafon.ru

Media: Artem Lebedev
Director for Corporate Communications Tel: +7 925 696-06-77 artem.lebedev@megafon.ru

 

Notes to Editors

MegaFon PJSC is a pan-Russian operator of digital opportunities, operating in all segments of the telecommunications markets in Russia, and in the Republics of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Tajikistan. MegaFon is a recognized market leader in the provision of mobile data services, was the first operator in Russia to launch commercial operation of a third generation (3G) network and was the first operator in the world to launch commercial operation of an LTE-Advanced (4G) data network. MegaFon is traded on the Moscow Exchange under the symbol MFON. Additional information about MegaFon and the products and services provided by MegaFon can be found at: http://www.megafon.ru.

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