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Sberbank / Miscellaneous 19.09.2012 17:51 Dissemination of a UK Regulatory Announcement, transmitted byEquityStory.RS, LLC - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA, JAPAN OR THEUNITED STATES 19 September 2012 PUBLICATION OF PROSPECTUS The prospectus (the 'Prospectus') relating to Sberbank of Russia, preparedin connection with an offering of up to 1,712,994,999 ordinary shares ofSberbank in the form of ordinary shares and global depositary shares by theCentral Bank of Russia, has been approved by the United Kingdom ListingAuthority and is available for viewing. To view the full version of the Prospectus, please paste the following URLinto the address bar of your browser:http://www.sbrf.ru/en/investor_relations/disclosure/limited/ A copy of the Prospectus will be submitted to the National StorageMechanism and will be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do Enquiries For further information, please contact: Sberbank: Aleksandr Baziyan+7 495 957 57 21AVBaziyan@sberbank.ru FTI Consulting:Moscow: Maria Shiryaevskaya/ Oleg LeonovT: + 7 495 795 0623maria.shiryaevskaya@fticonsulting.com / oleg.leonov@fticonsulting.com London: Paul Marriott/ Neil DoyleT: +44 20 7269 7252/ +44 20 7269 7237paul.marriott@fticonsulting.com / neil.doyle@fticonsulting.com Some of the information in these materials may contain projections or otherforward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financialperformance of Sberbank. You can identify forward looking statements byterms such as 'expect', 'believe', 'anticipate', 'estimate', 'intend','will', 'could,' 'may' or 'might', the negative of such terms or othersimilar expressions. Such statements are only predictions and actual eventsor results may differ materially. Sberbank does not intend to update thesestatements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the datehereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factorscould cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained inprojections or forward-looking statements of Sberbank, including, amongothers, general economic conditions, the competitive environment, risksassociated with operating in the Russian Federation, rapid technologicaland market change in the industry in which Sberbank operates, as well asmany other risks specifically related to Sberbank and its operations. The information contained in this announcement does not constitute an offerto sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any saleof any securities of Sberbank in any jurisdiction in which such offer,solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration, exemptionfrom registration or qualification under the securities laws of anyjurisdiction. This announcement is only addressed to and is only directed at persons inmember states of the European Economic Area (the 'EEA') who are 'qualifiedinvestors' within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of Directive 2003/71/EC(such Directive and amendments thereto, together with any applicableimplementing measures in the relevant home Member State under suchDirective, the 'Prospectus Directive') ('Qualified Investors'). In theUnited Kingdom, this announcement being distributed to, and is onlydirected at, Qualified Investors who (i) have professional experience inmatters relating to investments falling within the definition of'investment professionals' in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services andMarkets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the 'FPO')or (ii) who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the FPO (all suchpersons being together referred to as 'Relevant Persons'). Thisannouncement and information contained herein must not be acted on orrelied upon (a) in the United Kingdom, by persons who are not RelevantPersons, and (b) in any member state of the EEA other than the UnitedKingdom, by persons who are not Qualified Investors. Any investment orinvestment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to(i) in the United Kingdom, Relevant Persons and (ii) in any member state ofthe EEA other than the United Kingdom, Qualified Investors, and will beengaged in only with such persons. This announcement is an advertisement for the purposes of applicablemeasures implementing the Prospectus Directive. This announcement is not aprospectus and investors should not subscribe for or purchase any OrdinaryShares (including the Offer Shares), the GDSs or the ADSs referred to inthis announcement except on the basis of information in the prospectus tobe published by Sberbank in accordance with the Prospectus Directive. The information contained in this announcement does not constitute or formpart of any offer for sale or subscription of or solicitation of any offerto buy or subscribe for any securities in the United States, nor shall itor any part of it form the basis of or be relied on in connection with anycontract or commitment whatsoever. Under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933,as amended, securities may not be offered or sold in the United Statesabsent registration or an exemption from registration. Sberbank does notintend to register any portion of the Offerings in the United States or toconduct a public offering of the Ordinary Shares (including the OfferShares), the GDSs or the ADSs in the United States. This announcement and the information contained herein is not anadvertisement, an offer, or an invitation to make offers, sell, purchase,exchange or otherwise transfer any securities in the Russian Federation orto or for the benefit of any Russian person or entity. Neither the GDSs,ADSs nor any prospectus or other document relating to them has beenregistered with the Russian Federal Service for Financial Markets. The GDSsand ADSs are not intended for and will not be admitted to 'placement' or'circulation' in Russia (as defined under Russian law) and any informationon the GDSs and ADSs in this announcement is not intended for Russianpersons or persons in the Russian Federation unless and to the extentpermitted by Russian law. Only for distribution to Australian 'exempt investors' as defined inChapter 6D.2 of the Australian Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ('CorporationsAct') or 'wholesale clients' as defined in Chapter 7 of the CorporationsAct. Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, Goldman Sachs International,J.P. Morgan Securities plc, and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc,each of which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FSA,as well as CJSC 'Sberbank CIB' (formerly, CJSC 'Investment Company 'TroikaDialog') and SIB (Cyprus) Limited, are acting exclusively for Sberbank andno-one else in connection with the Offering. They will not regard any otherperson as their respective clients in relation to the Offering and will notbe responsible to anyone other than Sberbank for providing the protectionsafforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relationto the Offering, the contents of this announcement or any transaction,arrangement or other matter referred to herein. None of Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, Goldman SachsInternational, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Morgan Stanley & Co.International plc, CJSC 'Sberbank CIB' and SIB (Cyprus) Limited or any oftheir respective directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents acceptsany responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any representationor warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or completenessof, the information in this announcement (or whether any information hasbeen omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating toSberbank, its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether written, oral or in avisual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available orfor any loss howsoever arising from any use of the announcement or itscontents or otherwise arising in connection therewith. 19.09.2012 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: MSCLSE Ticker: SBERSequence Number: 1204Time of Receipt: Sep 19, 2012 17:50:54 End of Announcement EquityStory.RS, LLC News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------UK-Regulatory-announcement transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.