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18 January 2021, Moscow - Sistema PJSFC ("Sistema") (LSE: SSA, MOEX: AFKS), a Russian public diversified holding company, announces that further to prior statements by Sistema's management on the topic, Sistema is preparing its portfolio company Segezha Group for a potential IPO in 2021, subject to market conditions. No formal decision regarding the IPO of Segezha Group has been taken.

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Sistema PJSFC is a publicly-traded diversified Russian holding company serving over 150 million customers in the sectors of telecommunications, high technology, banking, retail, forestry, real estate, tourism and healthcare services. The company was founded in 1993. Its revenue in 2019 reached RUB 656.9bn; its total assets equalled RUB 1.3tn as of 31 December 2019. Sistema's global depositary receipts are listed under the symbol "SSA" on the London Stock Exchange. Sistema's ordinary shares are listed under the "AFKS" ticker on the Moscow Stock Exchange. Website: www.sistema.com.

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