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Sberbank / Miscellaneous 20.12.2012 17:50 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sberbank holds annual Analyst Day 20 December 2012, Moscow - Sberbank has held its annual Analyst Day withmembers of the Bank's Management Board. For the first time the event wasattended by CEO and Chairman of the Management Board Herman Gref. The results of Sberbank's Development Strategy, now in its fourth year,until 2014 were announced at the meeting. In addition, the development ofthe corporate and retail segments of the bank in 2012 was discussed. The Management Board has announced the following outlook for the year 2013: - Net income of Sberbank - 370-390 RUB bn; - Corporate lending growth - ~13-15%; - Retail lending growth - ~19-25%; - Net interest margin - +/- 15-20 pp; - Cost growth - low 20%. CEO and Chairman of the Board Herman Gref commented: '2012 saw a number ofsignificant events take place in terms of the Bank's development,particularly the successful secondary price offering and continuedtransformation of Sberbank into a major international corporation. In thecurrent market conditions it is extremely important for us to maintain anddevelop the leading position of this financial organization and ensure itremains as open as possible to investors and analysts. Meetings such asthis contribute significantly towards greater dialogue between Sberbank andthe market, helping to further increase the investment attractiveness ofour bank'. 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 # # # Sberbank of Russia is the largest bank in Russia and holds almost one thirdof all Russian banking sector assets. The Central Bank of the RussianFederation is the founder and major shareholder of Sberbank, owning 50% ofthe total share capital plus one voting share. Other shares are held bymore than 245,000 individual and institutional investors. The Bank has thelargest distribution network in Russia with over 19,000 offices as well assubsidiaries in 20 countries including the CIS, Central and Eastern Europeand Turkey. In September 2012, Sberbank completed the acquisition ofDenizBank AS which is ranked 6th among private and 9th among all Turkishbanks by consolidated total assets. The Bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank ofRussia.The official website is www.sberbank.ru. 20.12.2012 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: 1295Time of Receipt: Dec 20, 2012 17:50:27 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.