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Sberbank / Miscellaneous 17.04.2014 14:11 Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted byEquityStory.RS, LLC - a company of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 April 2014, Moscow - Regarding the statement by the acting AttorneyGeneral of Ukraine on the launch of a criminal investigation by Ukrainianenforcement agencies on the alleged availability of financing for terrorismin relation to the subsidiary bank of Sberbank of Russia in Ukraine,Sberbank of Russia states the following: Sberbank is a leading global financial institution with a presence in 22countries globally. At the group level, as well as in the countries wherethe Bank has a presence, Sberbank has formed compliance mechanisms whichaim to monitor the implementation of national legislation regulation tofight the financing of terrorism. Sberbank emphasizes that the requirementsof the relevant Ukrainian and international legislation are strictlyobserved with reference to the recommendations of FATF (Financial ActionTask Force on Money Laundering). To date, no statements or documents have been submitted to the subsidiarybank of Sberbank from the General Prosecutor's Office in connection withthe above statement of the acting Attorney General of Ukraine. The bank isready to conduct a detailed examination of the possible claims immediatelyon receipt of official documents from the General Prosecutor's Office ofUkraine. Sberbank addresses the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine with arequest either to provide the documents that constituted the ground for theabove statement, or to refute it. So far, there have been no claims made to the subsidiary bank of Sberbankrelated to money laundering and financing of terrorism from the competentauthorities of Ukraine. Sberbank values its reputation and is consideringapplying to one of the leading international law firms to protect itsinterests. # # # Sberbank of RussiaAlexander BaziyanPublic RelationsTel.: +7 495 957 5721media@sberbank.ru Sberbank of Russia is Russia's largest bank and a leading global financialinstitution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian bankingsector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggestdeposit taker in Russia. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is thefounder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank'sauthorized capital plus one voting share, with the remaining 50% held bydomestic and international investors. Sberbank has more than 110 millionindividual customers and 1 million corporate clients in 22 countries.Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with more than18,000 branches, and its international operations include UK, US, CIS,Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and other countries. The Bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank ofRussia. The official website is www.sberbank.ru 17.04.2014 EquityStory.RS, LLC's Distribution Services include RegulatoryAnnouncements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: EnglishCompany: Sberbank 19 Vavilova St. 117997 Moscow RussiaPhone: +7-495-957-57-21Fax: E-mail: media@sberbank.ruInternet: www.sberbank.ruISIN: US80585Y3080, RU0009029540, RU0009029557Listed: Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard) ; MICEX, RTSCategory Code: MSCTIDM: SBERSequence Number: 1997Time of Receipt: Apr 17, 2014 14:10:59 End of Announcement EquityStory.RS, LLC News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------UK-Regulatory-announcement transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.