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Mobile TeleSystems

August 2, 2004

MTS completes the acquisition of a controlling stake in Uzdunrobita

Moscow, Russian Federation — August 2, 2004 — Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS” — NYSE: MBT), the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and Ukraine, announces that a shareholders’ meeting at Uzdunrobita has approved the transfer of a 74% stake in the company to MTS. Completion of the transfer and MTS’ ownership of this stake was registered with the Uzbek authorities on the same day.

The general shareholders’ meeting at Uzdunrobita held on Monday, August 2, 2004 approved the transfer of a 74% stake in the company to MTS. The authorities of Uzbekistan have registered MTS’ ownership of this stake. MTS acquired the 74% stake in Uzdunrobita for $121.0 million from two private companies. As announced previously, MTS has also signed a three year put and call agreement with all the existing shareholders of the Uzbek company to purchase the remaining 26% stake for a minimum price of $37.7 million. If all options are exercised, MTS will be the sole owner of the company.

Uzdunrobita is the largest mobile phone operator in Uzbekistan, holding GSM licenses for the entire territory of the country. The company is one of five GSM operators in Uzbekistan. Uzdunrobita also holds AMPS/DAMPS licenses. Both the company’s GSM and AMPS/DAMPS licenses are valid until 2016. According to AC&M-Consulting, Uzdunrobita has a 51% market share.

Completion of the transaction will provide MTS with the opportunity to become a leader in Uzbekistan’s developing mobile phone market. The country ranks third in terms of population in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). MTS’ GSM license footprint will cover approximately 225.8 million people.

 

For further information contact:

Mobile TeleSystems, Moscow
Investor and Public Relations
Andrey Braginski
telephone: +7 (095) 911-65-53
e-mail: pr@mts.ru

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS”) is the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and Ukraine. Together with its subsidiaries, the Company services over 22.8 million subscribers. The regions of Russia, as well as Belarus and Ukraine, in which MTS and its subsidiaries are licensed to provide GSM services, have a total population of approximately 200.6 million. Since June 2000, MTS’ Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol MBT. Additional information about MTS can be found on MTS’ website at www.mtsgsm.com.

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 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, potential fluctuations in quarterly results, our competitive environment, dependence on new service development and tariff structures, rapid technological and market change, acquisition strategy, risks associated with telecommunications infrastructure, risks associated with operating in Russia, volatility of stock price, financial risk management and future growth subject to risks.

 

 

 

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