11 Jul 2013 08:01
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July 11, 2013
Mail.ru Group Limited
CONFIRMATION OF INCREASE OF GDR BLOCK LISTING
Further to its announcements of July 4, 2013, and July 10, 2013 Mail.ru Group Limited (the "Company") today announces that an increase of its block listing (the "GDR Block Listing") of global depositary receipts representing interests in ordinary shares of the Company (the "GDRs") to the official list and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities occurred today ("Admission") under the ticker MAIL. The GDR Block Listing was increased from up to 86,218,362 GDRs to up to 128,574,211 GDRs (an increase of 42,355,849 GDRs).
No GDRs have been offered or marketed to the public in the UK or elsewhere in connection with the Admission or the publication of the prospectus, which has taken place solely in order to increase the size of the GDR Block Listing.
Further information about the Company is available on its website at:
http://corp.mail.ru.
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This press release does not, and shall not, in any circumstances constitute a public offering of shares, or global depositary shares or receipts representing such shares, in Mail.ru Group Limited ("MGL") ("MGL Securities") nor an invitation to the public in connection with any offer. No action has been or will be taken in any country or jurisdiction that would permit a public offering of the Securities, or the possession or distribution of this press release or any other offering or publicity material relating to the Securities in any country or jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The acquisition of the Securities may be subject to specific legal or regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions. MGL takes no responsibility for any violation of any such restrictions by any person.
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