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(a) – (c)
This statement is being filed by (1) Joint Stock Financial Corporation Sistema, an open joint
stock company under the laws of the Russian Federation (“Sistema”), (2) Sistema Holding Limited, a corporation under
the laws of Cyprus (“Sistema Holding”), (3) Sistema Telecom Assets LLC, a limited liability company formed under the
laws of the Russian Federation (“STA”), (4) STA, as successor to Closed Joint Stock Company Invest-Sviaz, a closed
joint stock company under the laws of the Russian Federation (“Invest-Sviaz”), (5) STA, as successor to Limited Liability
Partnership VAST, a limited liability partnership under the laws of the Russian Federation (“VAST”), (6) Sistema Finance
S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of Luxembourg (“Sistema Finance”) and (7) Vladimir P. Evtushenkov (“Mr.
Evtushenkov”), a citizen of the Russian Federation. Sistema, Sistema Holding, STA, Sistema Finance and Mr. Evtushenkov
are referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons.”
Sistema is the parent company
of the Issuer. The address of Sistema’s principal place of business and office is 13 Mokhovaya Street, building 1, Moscow
125009, Russian Federation. Sistema is the largest public diversified financial corporation in Russia and the CIS, which manages
companies in the telecommunications, high technology, energy, radars and aerospace, banking, retail, hotel services and healthcare
services sectors, pulp and paper, and agriculture.
Sistema Holding is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Sistema Finance, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sistema. The address of Sistema Holding’s principal place
of business and office is Grigoriou Xenopoulou, 17, Totalserve House, P.C. 3106, Limassol, Cyprus. Sistema Holding’s principal
business is commercial activities.
Sistema Finance is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Sistema. The address of Sistema Finance’s principal place of business and office is 26, avenue Monterey, Luxembourg, 2163.
Sistema Finance’s principal business is to act as a financial holding company.
STA is a subsidiary of Sistema (Sistema holds
99.9998% of STA’s shares). The address of STA’s principal place of business and office is Mokhovaya Str 13, Moscow.
STA became the successor of VAST and Invest-Sviaz as a result of an internal reorganization within the Sistema group. STA’s
principal business is to act as a financial holding company.
Mr. Evtushenkov is the
controlling shareholder of Sistema. His business address is 13, Mokhovaya street, building 1, Moscow, 125009, Russian Federation.
Mr. Evtushenkov’s principal occupation is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sistema, which has its principal business
address at 13 Mokhovaya Street, building 1, Moscow, 125009, Russian Federation.
The directors and executive officers of
each of Sistema (other than Mr. Evtushenkov), Sistema Holding, Sistema Finance and STA are set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto.
Exhibit A sets forth the following information with respect to each such person: (i) name; (ii) business address; (iii) present
principal occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which
such employment is conducted; and (iv) citizenship.
(d)
During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or, to the knowledge of the Reporting
Persons, any person identified on Exhibit A, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors).
(e)
During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or, to the knowledge of the Reporting
Persons, any person identified on Exhibit A, has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations
of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to
such laws.
(f)
Mr. Evtushenkov is a citizen of the Russian Federation.
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