Moscow, Russia - Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ( MTS or the Company - NYSE: MBT), the leading telecommunications operator in Russia and the CIS, announces the signing of binding agreements to acquire 100% of the shares of NVision Group JSC ( Nvision Group ), the developer and owner of the MTS billing system and one of the largest system integrators and complex IT solutions providers in Russia. In accordance with the agreements, MTS's wholly-owned subsidiaries will purchase NVision Group from the subsidiaries of Sistema JSFC (LSE: SSA), the parent company of MTS, by the end of 2015 for a total enterprise value up to RUB 15 billion, including debt.
In the first stage of the transaction, MTS has acquired NVision Group subsidiaries, including 100% of the shares of SITRONICS Telecom Solutions CJSC and NVision Czech Republic a.s. Through this transaction, MTS has obtained control over its billing system, which will allow the Company to reduce time-to-market for new products and reduce billing and IT-related expenses.
Mr. Andrei Dubovskov, MTS President and CEO, commented, The acquisition of NVision Group is in line with MTS's 3D strategy to leverage our data leadership and focus on differentiation in the marketplace. NVision Group's unique expertise will enable us to accomplish three key objectives: improve service for MTS subscribers through enhancements to our billing platform; strengthen our position in the corporate market by offering clients complementary IT and integration solutions; and reduce spending on in-house IT through the realization of economies of scale. We expect to benefit from our entrance into the promising and fast-growing market of IT services, IT consulting and system integration, which complements our core service businesses.
Mr. Andrei Ushatskiy, MTS Vice President, Technology and IT, added, NVision Group possesses vast experience in the implementation of IT projects in the telecom, finance, energy, and healthcare industries. Its portfolio features projects for over 200 customers, and the company sustains high-level partnerships with the world's leading software developers and equipment vendors. NVision is able to complete complex turnkey projects and provide support for a wide range of customers, including projects for the deployment of IT-infrastructure, implementation of control systems, reengineering and automation of business processes, build-out of complex IT security systems, along with niche services using cloud model. The integration of these capabilities within MTS Group allows MTS to offer its corporate clients a full range of IT services, including M2M solutions, cloud computing and big data analytics.
The transaction was approved by the MTS Board of Directors and the Special Committee of independent directors under the MTS Board of Directors. Merrill Lynch International acted as financial adviser to the Special Committee to issue a Fairness Opinion on the transaction. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, KPMG and Liniya Prava provided advice on the transaction.
First stage of the transaction was approved by the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) and the antimonopoly authorities of Uzbekistan and Pakistan where NVision Group's subsidiaries operate. MTS has also filed applications to antimonopoly authorities in other countries of NVision Group's presence for further approvals.
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For further information, please contact in Moscow:
Joshua B. Tulgan
Director, Department of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC
Tel: +7 495 223 2025
E-mail: ir@mts.ru
Learn more about MTS. Visit the official blog of the Investor Relations Department at www.mtsgsm.com/blog/
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Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ("MTS") is the leading telecommunications group in Russia, entral and Eastern Europe, offering mobile and fixed voice, broadband and pay TV in one of the world s fastest growing regions. Including its subsidiaries, the Group services over 100 million mobile subscribers. The Group has been awarded GSM licenses in Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Turkmenistan and Belarus, a region that boasts a total population of more than 200 million. Since June 2000, MTS Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). Additional information about the MTS Group can be found at www.mtsgsm.com.
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Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of MTS, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as expect, believe, anticipate, estimate, intend, will, could, may or might, and the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. We do not undertake or intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. We refer you to the documents MTS files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the Company's most recent Form 20-F. These documents contain and identify important factors, including those contained in the section captioned Risk Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, the severity and duration of current economic and financial conditions, including volatility in interest and exchange rates, commodity and equity prices and the value of financial assets; the impact of Russian, U.S. and other foreign government programs to restore liquidity and stimulate nati
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Moscow, Russia - Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ( MTS or the Company - NYSE: MBT), the leading telecommunications operator in Russia and the CIS, announces the signing of binding agreements to acquire 100% of the shares of NVision Group JSC ( Nvision Group ), the developer and owner of the MTS billing system and one of the largest system integrators and complex IT solutions providers in Russia. In accordance with the agreements, MTS's wholly-owned subsidiaries will purchase NVision Group from the subsidiaries of Sistema JSFC (LSE: SSA), the parent company of MTS, by the end of 2015 for a total enterprise value up to RUB 15 billion, including debt.
