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30 Jun 2010 16:45

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2010

SISTEMA ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF AGM

Moscow, Russia - June 30, 2010 - Sistema (the "Group") (LSE: SSA), the largest diversified public financial corporation in Russia and the CIS, which invests in and is a major shareholder of companies operating in different industries, today announced the decisions made at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of shareholders, which was held on June 26, 2010. The AGM quorum was 79.28% of the total number of eligible voters. All the resolutions proposed at the AGM were duly passed.

The AGM approved the Company's 2009 Annual Report and 2009 annual financial statements under Russian Accounting Standards. The AGM also approved the payment of a dividend of RUB 0.055 per share (approximately US$ 0.0351 per Global Depositary Receipt), which amounts to RUB 530,750,000.00 (approximately US$ 17.0 million2) in total.

The shareholders approved the election of the members of the Board of Directors, which comprises the following:

Roger Munnings was appointed as a new Independent Board Director.

BDO was appointed as Sistema's Russian Accounting Standards auditor for 2010, and Deloitte & Touche CIS was appointed as Sistema's US GAAP auditor for 2010.

The AGM also approved the election of the members of the Audit Committee and the adoption of a revised Company Charter and revised Company Regulations regarding General Meetings of shareholders.

At the first Board meeting following the AGM, the Board of Directors appointed Vladimir Evtushenkov as Chairman, and Sergey Cheremin and Dmitry Zubov as Deputy Chairmen.

Biography:

Roger Munnings was born on August 3, 1950 in the UK. He graduated from Oxford University with a Master of Arts degree (Honours) in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.

Roger Munnings is currently the UK Government Special Representative for Trade and Investment between the UK and Russia; a member of the Executive Board of the Association of European Businesses; the Chairman of the Audit Committee Institute in Russia (sponsored by KPMG and the Russian Institute of Directors).

He formerly held positions as CEO of KPMG Russia/CIS Region (1996 to 2008); Chairman of KPMG's Global Energy and Natural Resources Practice (1993 to 2008); and as a member of the Board of KPMG EMEA Region (2000 to 2008).

Roger Munnings is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and was appointed CBE in the UK in H.M. The Queen's New Year's Honours List 2007.

He is an active member of a number of public organizations, including the National Council on Corporate Governance in Russia; the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Russia; the Russian Union of Directors; the US Russia Business Council; and the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce.

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Sistema is the largest public diversified financial corporation in Russia and the CIS, which manages companies serving over 100 million customers in the sectors of telecommunications, high technology, oil and energy, radars and aerospace, banking, retail, mass-media, tourism and healthcare services. Founded in 1993, the company reported revenues of US$ 6.2 billion for the first quarter of 2010, and total assets of US$ 42.6 billion as at March 31, 2010. Sistema's global depository receipts are listed under the symbol "SSA" on the London Stock Exchange. Sistema's ordinary shares are listed under the symbol "AFKS" on the RTS Stock Exchange, under the symbol "AFKC" on the MICEX Stock Exchange, and under the symbol "SIST" on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MSE).

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 Sistema. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "will," "could," "may" or "might" 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. In addition, there is no assurance that the new contracts entered into by our subsidiaries referenced above will be completed on the terms contained therein or at all. 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. Many factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, general economic conditions, our competitive environment, risks associated with operating in Russia, rapid technological and market change in our industries, as well as many other risks specifically related to Sistema and its operations.

1 Based on the Russian Central Bank exchange rate as at June 30, 2010

2 Based on the Russian Central Bank exchange rate as at June 30, 2010

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