Moscow, Russian Federation — MTS PJSC (“MTS” or the “Company” – NYSE: MBT; MOEX: MTSS), the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS, notes that Sistema PJSFC (LSE: SSA, MOEX: AFKS), the parent company of MTS with effective ownership stake in MTS of 50.004%, signed a settlement agreement with Rosneft PJSC, Bashneft PJSOC and the Republic of Bashkortostan.

For further information, please see Sistema's release on the issue https://www.sistema.com/press/press-releases/detail/article/23077/

* * *

For further information, please contact in Moscow:

Joshua B. Tulgan
Director, Department of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC
Tel: +7 495 223 2025
E-mail: ir@mts.ru