Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of May 2009

Commission File Number 1-14522

 

 

Open Joint Stock Company “Vimpel-Communications”

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

10 Ulitsa 8-Marta, Building 14, Moscow, Russian Federation 127083

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):             .

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY
  “VIMPEL-COMMUNICATIONS”
                      (Registrant)
Date: May 28, 2009    
  By:  

/s/ Alexander Y. Torbakhov

  Name:   Alexander Y. Torbakhov
  Title:   General Director


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Moscow and New York (May 28, 2009) - Open Joint Stock Company “Vimpel-Communications” (“VimpelCom” or the “Company”) (NYSE: VIP), the leading provider of telecommunications services in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), today announced its financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

First Quarter 2009 Financial and Operating Highlights

 

 

Net operating revenues reached 66.8 billion Russian rubles*, an increase of 30.7% versus 1Q08 and a decrease of 4.1% versus 4Q08.

 

 

OIBDA reached 32.2 billion rubles, an increase of 5.0% versus 4Q08.

 

 

Consolidated OIBDA margin improved to 48.1% from 44.0% reported in the 4Q08.

 

 

Operating income reached 19.3 billion rubles, an increase of 239.5% versus 4Q08.

 

 

Net loss amounted to 8.5 billion rubles due to a 23.6 billion ruble foreign exchange loss.

 

 

Mobile subscribers increased by 1.7 million versus 4Q08, reaching 62.7 million.

 

* In order to align the reporting currency with the predominant functional currency of the Company and simplify comparative performance analysis the Company has decided to change its reporting currency to the Russian ruble. The RUR/USD exchange rate at the end of 1Q2009 was 34.01 and the average rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 was 33.93, the RUR/USD exchange rate at the end of 4Q2008 was 29.38 and the average rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 was 27.27.


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VimpelCom Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial and Operating Results

Commenting on the performance of the Company, Boris Nemsic, Chief Executive Officer of VimpelCom, said, “During the first quarter of 2009 the economies of Russia and the CIS countries went through a period of intense macroeconomic turmoil with a significant decline in overall business confidence, rapid currency devaluations, a drop in industrial production and rising unemployment. Despite the unfavorable macroeconomic conditions and usual seasonal slowdown, we managed to deliver strong quarterly results with revenues of 66.8 billion rubles and OIBDA of 32.2 billion rubles with a healthy OIBDA margin of over 48%. The relatively minor impact of the economic environment on the operational side of our business reconfirms our belief in the resilience of the telecom industry.

During the quarter we increased the number of active mobile subscribers from 61.0 million to 62.7 million. Our residential broadband business grew ahead of our initial expectations. In the fixed-line corporate segment we observed good performance with revenues increasing by 5% quarter-on-quarter.

The set of measures that we implemented at the beginning of the macroeconomic uncertainty has started to bear fruit. Integration synergies and a focus on cost-control, coupled with the usual seasonal effect, yielded a consolidated OIBDA margin of over 48%, a 5% increase in OIBDA quarter-on-quarter.

Our cash flow from operations increased by 34% over the previous quarter and amounted to 28.0 billion rubles, which equals US$826 million at the average exchange rate of 33.93 RUR/USD. Looking forward we think that the most recent macroeconomic developments, if maintained, give us reason for cautious optimism”.

 

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VimpelCom Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial and Operating Results

 

Key Consolidated Financial and Operating Results

 

CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
    1Q *
2008
    y-o-y**     4Q
2008
    q-o-q***  

Net operating revenues

   66,843     51,138     30.7 %   69,677     -4.1 %

OIBDA

   32,166     27,315     17.8 %   30,648     5.0 %

OIBDA margin, %

   48.1 %   53.4 %     44.0 %  

Operating income

   19,266     17,019     13.2 %   5,674     239.5 %

Operating income margin, %

   28.8 %   33.3 %     8.1 %  

SG&A

   18,206     12,820     42.0 %   21,465     -15.2 %

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   5,302     4,525     17.2 %   7,784     -31.9 %

including General & Administrative Costs

   12,904     8,295     55.6 %   13,681     -5.7 %

SG&A percentage

   27.2 %   25.1 %     30.8 %  

Net (loss)/income

   -8,514     14,587     n/a     -22,243     n/a  

Net (loss)/income per common share, (RUR)

   -168.20     287.28       -439.44    

Net (loss)/income per ADS equivalent, (RUR)

   -8.41     14.36       -21.97    

Capital expenditures

   3,925     8,696     -54.9 %   23,328     -83.2 %

Mobile subscribers (‘000)

   62,724     52,293     19.9 %   61,029     2.8 %

Broadband subscribers**** (‘000)

   1,538     542     183.8 %   1,206     27.5 %

 

* Only one month of Golden Telecom’s operations was consolidated in 1Q08.
** y-o-y stands for 1Q09 vs. 1Q08 comparison.
*** q-o-q stands for 1Q09 vs. 4Q08.
**** See definitions in Attachment A.

 

Net operating revenues 1Q 2009***** (RUR, millions)

   Russia    CIS    Eliminations    Total

Mobile business

   45,653    9,331    -67    54,917

Fixed business

   13,308    2,169    -459    15,018

Eliminations

   -2,689    -213    -190    -3,092

Total net operating revenue

   56,272    11,287    -716    66,843

 

***** Due to the increasing integration between different parts of our business, we include inter-company transactions in the reported revenues of geographic and business segments, and indicate the amount of inter-company eliminations within and between the segments.

The first quarter net operating revenues reflect the underlying stability of our business with the 10.5% quarterly growth in revenues in the fixed segment partially offsetting the 6.2% decline in our mobile revenues.

 

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VimpelCom Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial and Operating Results

 

With the onset of the economic crisis we shifted our focus to cash generation and preservation. Cost reduction efforts helped to improve our consolidated OIBDA margin and deliver 5% quarterly OIBDA growth. While in absolute terms our quarterly OIBDA increased by 17.8% versus one year ago, the decrease in OIBDA margin year-on-year can be attributed largely to two factors. The first factor is the significant reversal in the first quarter of 2008 of prior accruals related to stock-based compensation for employees and the second factor is the fact that we began consolidating the lower margin fixed business of Golden Telecom only in March 2008.

In the first quarter we took a prudent approach to investment and focused on effective cash management. As a result, we invested 3.9 billion rubles in CAPEX during the first quarter of 2009, 54.9% less than in the first quarter of 2008.

Our financial results again were negatively affected by the currency devaluations in Russia, Kazakhstan and Armenia. This resulted in a 23.6 billion ruble net foreign exchange loss primarily due to the revaluation of our long-term foreign currency debt.

 

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Russia - Financial and Operating Results

 

RUSSIA (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

Net operating revenues

   56,272     43,597     29.1 %   58,809     -4.3 %

OIBDA

   27,227     24,081     13.1 %   25,849     5.3 %

OIBDA margin, %

   48.4 %   55.2 %     44.0 %  

Operating income

   17,719     16,260     9.0 %   7,847     125.8 %

Operating income margin, %

   31.5 %   37.3 %     13.3 %  

SG&A

   14,936     10,514     42.1 %   18,198     -17.9 %

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   4,485     3,823     17.3 %   6,706     -33.1 %

including General & Administrative Costs

   10,451     6,691     56.2 %   11,492     -9.1 %

SG&A percentage

   26.5 %   24.1 %     30.9 %  

Net (loss)/income

   -6,722     14,954     n/a     -12,132     n/a  

Our quarterly net operating revenues in Russia amounted to 56.3 billion rubles, a decline of 4.3% compared to the previous quarter. The consolidated OIBDA margin in Russia was 48.4%, improving versus the previous quarter largely due to our continuing cost optimization efforts.

In the mobile segment, we increased our subscriber base by 1.7 million. MOU was down by 10.9% compared with the previous quarter, reflecting seasonal trends and the impact of the economic environment. The drop in MOU, coupled with stable pricing, led to a decrease in ARPU of 10.0%.

MOU grew by 2.2% in comparison to the first quarter of 2008. This, coupled with a strong increase in our subscriber base over the past year, resulted in year-on-year mobile revenue growth of 12.3%.

Our fixed-line revenues grew by 11.3% quarter-on-quarter, representing 19.6% of our total revenues in Russia. We are especially pleased with the improvement in our fixed-line OIBDA margin to 30.1% from 24.6% reported in the fourth quarter.

We continue gaining subscribers in the fast growing residential broadband market in Russia providing both fixed and mobile access. In the first quarter of 2009 our total number of residential broadband subscribers in Russia including FTTB and mobile broadband increased by 0.3 million subscribers and reached 1.5 million.

 

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RUSSIA REVENUES (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

Net operating revenues

   56,272     43,597     29.1 %   58,809     -4.3 %

Mobile revenues

   45,653     40,644     12.3 %   48,987     -6.8 %

Fixed revenues

   13,308     3,191     317.0 %   11,962     11.3 %

Eliminations

   -2,689     -238       -2,140    

RUSSIA OIBDA DEVELOPMENT * (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

OIBDA Total

   27,227     24,081     13.1 %   25,849     5.3 %

Mobile OIBDA

   23,222     23,265     -0.2 %   22,902     1.4 %

Fixed OIBDA

   4,005     816     390.8 %   2,947     35.9 %

Total OIBDA margin, %

   48.4 %   55.2 %     44.0 %  

Mobile OIBDA margin, %

   50.9 %   57.2 %     46.8 %  

Fixed OIBDA margin, %

   30.1 %   25.6 %     24.6 %  

RUSSIA OPERATING DEVELOPMENT

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

Mobile subscribers (‘000)

   49,351     42,079     17.3 %   47,677     3.5 %

Subscriber market share, %

   25.9 %   25.0 %     25.4 %  

MOU, min

   203.0     198.7     2.2 %   227.8     -10.9 %

ARPU mobile, (RUR)

   306.6     320.7     -4.4 %   340.6     -10.0 %

Broadband subscribers (‘000)

   1,498     530     182.6 %   1,182     26.7 %

 

* Please find information on respective operating income amounts in the supplementary file FinancialOperatingQ12009.xls which is an integral part of this press release.

 

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CIS - Financial and Operating Results

 

CIS OPERATIONS (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

Net operating revenues

   11,287     7,687     46.8 %   11,441     -1.3 %

OIBDA

   5,079     3,259     55.8 %   4,889     3.9 %

OIBDA margin, %

   45.0 %   42.4 %     42.7 %  

Operating income

   1,691     784     115.7 %   -1,055     n/a  

Operating income margin, %

   15.0 %   10.2 %     -9.2 %  

SG&A

   3,140     2,287     37.3 %   3,186     -1.4 %

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   771     703     9.7 %   1,078     -28.5 %

including General & Administrative Costs

   2,369     1,584     49.6 %   2,108     12.4 %

SG&A percentage

   27.8 %   29.8 %     27.8 %  

Net (loss)/income

   -374     -346     n/a     -7,593     n/a  

Mobile subscribers (‘000)

   13,373     10,214     30.9 %   13,352     0.2 %

Broadband subscribers*) (‘000)

   40     12     233.3 %   24     66.7 %

The share of revenues from our operations in the CIS markets increased to 16.9% of our total consolidated revenues reflecting regional and functional diversity. Although in absolute terms our CIS revenues decreased 1.3% quarter-on-quarter, revenues showed a remarkable year-on-year growth of 46.8%. However, the revenue dynamics vary country-to-country when expressed in local currencies (Please see Attachment F for the applicable exchange rates).

The consolidated OIBDA from our CIS operations increased 3.9% quarter-on-quarter to 5.1 billion rubles, reflecting cost optimization throughout the Group. In the first quarter of 2009 we reported a net loss in the CIS of 0.4 billion rubles primarily due to a 1.8 billion ruble foreign exchange loss in Kazakhstan.

 

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CIS Revenues Development

 

KAZAKHSTAN (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
   1Q
2008
   y-o-y     4Q
2008
   q-o-q  

Net operating revenues

   5,223    3,951    32.2 %   5,369    -2.7 %

Mobile

   5,145    3,932    30.8 %   5,282    -2.6 %

Fixed

   166    27    514.8 %   194    -14.4 %

Elimination

   -88    -8      -107   

UKRAINE (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
   1Q
2008
   y-o-y     4Q
2008
   q-o-q  

Net operating revenues

   1,609    1,086    48.2 %   1,922    -16.3 %

Mobile

   894    883    1.2 %   1,296    -31.0 %

Fixed

   836    216    287.0 %   719    16.3 %

Elimination

   -121    -13      -93   

ARMENIA (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
   1Q
2008
   y-o-y     4Q
2008
   q-o-q  

Net operating revenues

   1,787    1,433    24.7 %   1,738    2.8 %

Mobile

   721    555    29.9 %   742    -2.8 %

Fixed

   1,066    878    21.4 %   996    7.0 %

Elimination

   0    0      0   

UZBEKISTAN (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
   1Q
2008
   y-o-y     4Q
2008
   q-o-q  

Net operating revenues

   1,984    958    107.1 %   1,813    9.4 %

Mobile

   1,884    939    100.6 %   1,731    8.8 %

Fixed

   101    19    431.6 %   82    23.2 %

Elimination

   -1    0      0   

TAJIKISTAN (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
   1Q
2008
   y-o-y     4Q
2008
   q-o-q  

Net operating revenues

   487    203    139.9 %   448    8.7 %

Mobile

   487    203    139.9 %   448    8.7 %

GEORGIA (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
   1Q
2008
   y-o-y     4Q
2008
   q-o-q  

Net operating revenues

   205    59    247.5 %   162    26.5 %

Mobile

   205    59    247.5 %   162    26.5 %

CIS (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
   1Q
2008
   y-o-y     4Q
2008
   q-o-q  

Net operating revenues

   11,287    7,687    46.8 %   11,441    -1.3 %

Mobile

   9,331    6,570    42.0 %   9,655    -3.4 %

Fixed

   2,169    1,140    90.3 %   1,991    8.9 %

Elimination

   -213    -23      -205   

 

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CIS OIBDA Development*

 

KAZAKHSTAN (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

OIBDA total

   2,672     1,988     34.4 %   2,663     0.3 %

Mobile

   2,584     1,979     30.6 %   2,558     1.0 %

Fixed

   88     9     877.8 %   105     -16.2 %

OIBDA Margin, %

   51.2 %   50.3 %     49.6 %  

UKRAINE (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

OIBDA total

   215     79     172.2 %   316     -32.0 %

Mobile

   -2     28     n/a     155     n/a  

Fixed

   217     51     325.5 %   161     34.8 %

OIBDA margin, %

   13.4 %   7.3 %     16.4 %  

ARMENIA (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

OIBDA total

   924     704     31.3 %   867     6.6 %

Mobile

   356     251     41.8 %   341     4.4 %

Fixed

   568     453     25.4 %   526     8.0 %

OIBDA Margin, %

   51.7 %   49.1 %     49.9 %  

UZBEKISTAN (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

OIBDA total

   1,122     509     120.4 %   932     20.4 %

Mobile

   1,082     502     115.5 %   900     20.2 %

Fixed

   40     7     471.4 %   32     25.0 %

OIBDA Margin, %

   56.6 %   53.1 %     51.4 %  

TAJIKISTAN (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

OIBDA total

   164     32     412.5 %   144     13.9 %

Mobile

   164     32     412.5 %   144     13.9 %

OIBDA Margin, %

   33.7 %   15.8 %     32.1 %  

GEORGIA (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

OIBDA total

   -18     -53     n/a     -33     n/a  

Mobile

   -18     -53     n/a     -33     n/a  

OIBDA Margin, %

   n/a     n/a       n/a    

CIS (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

OIBDA total

   5,079     3,259     55.8 %   4,889     3.9 %

Mobile

   4,166     2,739     52.1 %   4,065     2.5 %

Fixed

   913     520     75.6 %   824     10.8 %

OIBDA margin, %

   45.0 %   42.4 %     42.7 %  

 

* Please find information on respective operating income amounts in the supplementary file FinancialOperatingQ12009.xls which is an integral part of this press release.

 

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CIS Operating Highlights

 

KAZAKHSTAN

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

Mobile subscribers (‘000)

   6,377     4,777     33.5 %   6,270     1.7 %

Subscriber market share*, %

   43.8 %   39.5 %     43.4 %  

MOU, min

   81.1     99.1     -18.2 %   100.5     -19.3 %

ARPU mobile, (RUR)

   268.5     280.3     -4.2 %   294.6     -8.9 %

UKRAINE

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

Mobile subscribers (‘000)

   1,894     1,971     -3.9 %   2,052     -7.7 %

Subscriber market share*, %

   3.4 %   3.5 %     3.6 %  

MOU, min

   213.3     210.2     1.5 %   230.0     -7.3 %

ARPU mobile, (RUR)

   151.4     147.3     2.8 %   189.9     -20.3 %

Broadband subscribers (‘000)

   40     12     233.3 %   24     66.7 %

ARPU broadband, (RUR)

   299.8     363.8     -17.6 %   369.0     -18.8 %

ARMENIA

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

Mobile subscribers (‘000)

   481     520     -7.5 %   544     -11.6 %

Subscriber market share*, %

   19.0 %   26.9 %     21.2 %  

MOU, min

   174.7     158.9     9.9 %   150.0     16.5 %

ARPU mobile, (RUR)

   478.7     391.7     22.2 %   371.6     28.8 %

UZBEKISTAN

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

Mobile subscribers (‘000)

   3,653     2,422     50.8 %   3,636     0.5 %

Subscriber market share*, %

   27.9 %   33.6 %     29.6 %  

MOU, min

   238.6     265.3     -10.1 %   288.6     -17.3 %

ARPU mobile, (RUR)

   177.1     141.4     25.2 %   178.5     -0.8 %

TAJIKISTAN

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

Mobile subscribers (‘000)

   722     378     91.0 %   625     15.5 %

Subscriber market share*, %

   19.8 %   16.5 %     18.3 %  

MOU, min

   171.7     205.8     -16.6 %   243.4     -29.5 %

ARPU mobile, (RUR)

   239.7     194.7     23.1 %   262.5     -8.7 %

GEORGIA

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

Mobile subscribers (‘000)

   246     146     68.5 %   225     9.3 %

Subscriber market share*, %

   6.5 %   4.7 %     6.0 %  

MOU, min

   121.2     87.1     39.2 %   129.8     -6.6 %

ARPU mobile, (RUR)

   285.5     178.8     59.7 %   265.7     7.5 %

 

* Source: AC&M-Consulting. Starting from January 1, 2008 VimpelCom’s market share is calculated on the basis of active subscribers.

 

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Other Operations

In May 2009, we launched commercial operations in Cambodia, offering our services under our Beeline brand. During the first stage our services will be available in the 11 largest provinces reaching 37% of the country’s population. By the end of 2009, we plan to provide coverage to an area with more than two thirds of the country’s population.

In Vietnam, we remain on track with the rollout of our joint-venture’s networks and sales channels build-out and plan to launch commercial operations in mid-summer.

 

OTHER (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
   1Q
2008
   y-o-y    4Q
2008
   q-o-q

OIBDA total

   -140    -25    n/a    -90    n/a

* * *

For more information on financial and operating data for specific countries, please refer to the supplementary file FinancialOperatingQ12009.xls on our website at http://www.vimpelcom.com/news/qrep.wbp.

The Company’s management will discuss its first quarter 2009 results during a conference call and slide presentation on May 28, 2009 at 6:30 pm Moscow time (10:30 am US ET). The call and slide presentation may be accessed via webcast at the following URL address http://www.vimpelcom.com. The conference call replay will be available through June 10, 2009. The slide presentation webcast will also be available for download on VimpelCom’s website http://www.vimpelcom.com.

The VimpelCom Group consists of telecommunications operators providing voice and data services through a range of mobile, fixed and broadband technologies. The Group includes companies operating in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia, as well as Vietnam and Cambodia, in territories with a total population of about 340 million. VimpelCom was the first Russian company to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). VimpelCom’s ADSs are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “VIP”.

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This press release contains “forward-looking statements”, as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These statements relate to the Company’s development plans in Cambodia and Vietnam and management’s expectations about macroeconomic developments and the resilience of the telecommunications industry. These and other forward-looking statements are based on management’s best assessment of the Company’s strategic and financial position and of future market conditions and trends. These discussions involve risks and uncertainties. The actual outcome may differ materially from these statements as a result of continued volatility in the economies in the markets in which the Company operates, unforeseen developments from competition, governmental regulation of the telecommunications industries, general political uncertainties in the markets in which the Company operates and/or litigation with third parties. The actual outcome may also differ materially if the Company is unable to obtain all necessary corporate approvals relating to its business, if the Company is unable to successfully integrate newly-acquired businesses, including Golden Telecom, and other factors. There can be no assurance that such risks and uncertainties will not have a material adverse effect on the VimpelCom Group. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statements include the risks described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 and other public filings made by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference. VimpelCom disclaims any obligation to update developments of these risk factors or to announce publicly any revision to any of the forward-looking statements contained in this release, or to make corrections to reflect future events or developments.

 

For more information, please contact:   
Alexey Subbotin    Mateo Millett
VimpelCom    FD
Tel: 7(495) 910-5977    Tel: 1-617 897-1533
Investor_Relations@vimpelcom.com    mateo.millett@fdashtonpartners.com

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- Definitions and tables are attached –

Attachment A: Definitions

Mobile subscribers are those subscribers in the registered subscriber base who were a party to a revenue generating activity in the past three months and remain in the base at the end of the reported period. Such activities include all incoming and outgoing calls, subscriber fee accruals, debits related to service, outgoing SMS, MMS, data transmission and receipt sessions, but do not include incoming SMS and MMS sent by our Company or abandoned calls.

Each ADS represents 0.05 of one share of common stock. This ratio was established effective August 21, 2007.

ARPU (Monthly Average Revenue per User), a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure, is calculated by dividing the Company’s service revenue during the relevant period, including roaming revenue and interconnect revenue, but excluding revenue from connection fees, sales of handsets and accessories and other non-service revenue, by the average number of the Company’s subscribers during the period and dividing by the number of months in that period. The Company believes that ARPU provides useful information to investors because it is an indicator of the performance of the Company’s business operations and assists management in budgeting. The Company also believes that ARPU provides management with useful information concerning usage and acceptance of the Company’s services. ARPU should not be viewed in isolation or an alternative to other figures reported under U.S. GAAP.

Broadband subscribers are those subscribers in the registered subscriber base who were a party to a revenue generating activity in the past three months. Such activities include monthly internet access using FTTB, xDSL and WiFi technologies as well as mobile home internet service via USB modems.

CIS Geographic Segment for the purpose of VimpelCom reporting includes our operations in the following countries: Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia and Georgia.

Fixed-line subscriber is an authorized user of fixed-line communications services.

General and administrative costs (G&A) include salaries and outsourcing costs, including related social contributions required by Russian law; stock price-based compensation expenses; repair and maintenance expenses; rent, including lease payments for base station sites; utilities; other miscellaneous expenses, such as insurance, operating taxes, license fees, and accounting, audit and legal fees.

Households passed are households located within buildings, in which indoor installation of all the FTTB equipment necessary to install terminal residential equipment has been completed.

Market share of subscribers for each relevant area is calculated by dividing the estimated number of our mobile subscribers in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia and Armenia, respectively, by the total estimated number of mobile subscribers in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia and Armenia, respectively, and is provided by AC&M-Consulting.

Mobile services are wireless voice and data transmission services excluding WiFi.

 

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MOU (Monthly Average Minutes of Use per User) is calculated by dividing the total number of minutes of usage for incoming and outgoing calls during the relevant period (excluding guest roamers) by the average number of mobile subscribers during the period and dividing by the number of months in that period.

OIBDA is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure. OIBDA, previously referred to as EBITDA by the Company, is defined as operating income before depreciation, amortization and impairment loss. The Company believes that OIBDA provides useful information to investors because it is an indicator of the strength and performance of our business operations, including our ability to finance capital expenditures, acquisitions and other investments and our ability to incur and service debt. While depreciation, amortization and impairment loss are considered operating costs under U.S. GAAP, these expenses primarily represent the non-cash current period allocation of costs associated with long-lived assets acquired or constructed in prior periods. Our OIBDA calculations are commonly used as bases for some investors, analysts and credit rating agencies to evaluate and compare the periodic and future operating performance and value of companies within the telecommunications industry. OIBDA should not be considered in isolation as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other measure of performance under U.S. GAAP. OIBDA does not include our need to replace our capital equipment over time. Reconciliation of OIBDA to operating income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, is presented below in the reconciliation tables section.

OIBDA margin is OIBDA expressed as a percentage of net operating revenues. Reconciliation of OIBDA margin to operating income as a percentage of net operating revenues, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, is presented below in the reconciliation tables section.

Prepaid subscribers are those subscribers who pay for their services in advance.

Sales and marketing costs (S&M) include marketing, advertising and dealer commissions expenses.

Take-up rate for the FTTB network is calculated by dividing the number of FTTB subscribers by the total number of households passed.

 

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Attachment B: VimpelCom financial statements

Open Joint Stock Company “Vimpel-Communications”

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2009     2008  
     (In millions of Russian rubles, except per share (ADS) amounts)  

Operating revenues:

    

Service revenues

   65,808     51,074  

Sales of equipment and accessories

   981     41  

Other revenues

   131     59  
            

Total operating revenues

   66,920     51,174  

Revenue based tax

   (77 )   (36 )
            

Net operating revenues

   66,843     51,138  

Operating expenses:

    

Service costs

   14,903     10,456  

Cost of equipment and accessories

   981     39  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   18,206     12,820  

Depreciation

   10,452     8,661  

Amortization

   2,448     1,635  

Provision for doubtful accounts

   587     508  
            

Total operating expenses

   47,577     34,119  
            

Operating income

   19,266     17,019  

Other income and expenses:

    

Interest income

   500     357  

Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain

   (23,609 )   4,488  

Interest expense

   (4,646 )   (1,919 )

Equity in net loss of associates

   (1,198 )   —    

Other (expenses)/income, net

   (191 )   (198 )
            

Total other income and expenses

   (29,144 )   2,728  
            

(Loss)/Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest

   (9,878 )   19,747  

Income tax (benefit)/expense

   (985 )   4,746  
            

Net (loss)/income

   (8,893 )   15,001  

Net (loss)/income attributable to the noncontrolling interest

   (379 )   414  
            

Net (loss)/income attributable to VimpelCom

   (8,514 )   14,587  
            

Basic and diluted earnings per share:

    

Net (loss)/income attributable to VimpelCom per common share (RUR)

   (168.20 )   287.28  

Net (loss)/income attributable to VimpelCom per ADS equivalent (RUR)

   (8.41 )   14.36  
            

Weighted average common shares outstanding (thousands)

   50,617     50,777  
            

 

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Open Joint Stock Company “Vimpel-Communications”

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

     March 31,
2009
   December 31,
2008
     (In millions of Russian rubles)

Assets

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   32,861    26,873

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful debt

   15,153    13,974

Other current assets

   25,899    29,855
         

Total current assets

   73,913    70,702

Non–current assets

     

Property and equipment, net

   184,962    188,778

Telecommunication licenses, net

   21,590    22,470

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

   126,718    128,083

Investments in associates

   14,660    14,501

Other non-current assets

   39,796    37,448
         

Total non–current assets

   387,726    391,280
         

Total assets

   461,639    461,982
         

Liabilities and equity

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

   22,001    26,409

Customer advances, net of VAT, and deposits

   10,486    13,360

Short-term debt

   81,234    56,093

Accrued liabilities

   21,947    16,205
         

Total current liabilities

   135,668    112,067

Deferred income taxes

   17,073    18,934

Long-term debt

   180,525    191,963

Other non-current liabilities

   4,369    3,608
         

Total VimpelCom shareholder’s equity

   118,248    128,741

Noncontrolling interest

   5,756    6,669
         

Total equity

   124,004    135,410
         

Total liabilities and equity

   461,639    461,982
         

 

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Open Joint Stock Company “Vimpel-Communications”

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2009     2008  
     (In millions of Russian rubles)  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   28,014     20,862  

Purchases of property and equipment

   (5,050 )   (9,519 )

Purchases of intangible assets

   (297 )   (429 )

Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired

   —       (102,515 )

Investments in associates

   —       —    

Loan granted

   —       (8,491 )

Short-term deposits

   —       1,024  

Exercise of escrow cash deposit

   —       4,856  

Purchases of software and other assets, net

   (1,556 )   (2,093 )
            

Net cash used in investing activities

   (6,903 )   (117,167 )

Proceeds from bank and other loans

   —       89,956  

Proceeds from sale of treasury stock

   —       19  

Repayments of bank and other loans

   (18,851 )   (2,663 )

Payments of fees in respect of debt issues

   (284 )   (786 )
            

Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities

   (19,135 )   86,526  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   4,012     (262 )
            

Net increase (decrease)/in cash and cash equivalents

   5,988     (10,041 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   26,873     24,637  
            

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   32,861     14,596  
            

Supplemental cash flow information

    

Cash paid during the period:

    

Income tax

   1,356     4,506  

Interest

   3,003     1,031  

Non-cash activities:

    

Equipment acquired under financing agreements

   6     903  

Accounts payable for equipment and other long-lived assets

   10,485     6,039  

Acquisitions:

    

Fair value of assets acquired

   —       62,522  

Difference between the amount paid and the fair value of net assets acquired

   —       66,623  

Consideration for the acquisition of subsidiaries

   —       (104,682 )
            

Change in fair value of liabilities assumed

   —       24,463  
            

 

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Attachment C: Reconciliation Tables (Unaudited)

Reconciliation of Consolidated OIBDA

(In millions of Russian rubles)

 

OIBDA Consolidated Total

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    4Q
2008
 

OIBDA

   32,166     27,315     30,648  

Depreciation

   (10,452 )   (8,661 )   (10,325 )

Amortization

   (2,448 )   (1,635 )   (2,577 )

Impairment loss

   0     0     (12,072 )

Operating income

   19,266     17,019     5,674  

Reconciliation of OIBDA Margin

 

 

OIBDA Margin Consolidated Total

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    4Q
2008
 

OIBDA margin

   48.1 %   53.4 %   44.0 %

Less: Depreciation as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (15.6 )%   (16.9 )%   (14.9 )%

Less: Amortization as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (3.7 )%   (3.2 )%   (3.7 )%

Less: Impairment loss as a percentage of net operating revenues

   0.0 %   0.0 %   (17.3 )%

Operating income as a percentage of net operating revenues

   28.8 %   33.3 %   8.1 %

 

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Attachment D: Capex Development

 

CAPEX (RUR, millions)

   1Q
2009
   1Q
2008
   y-o-y     4Q
2008
   q-o-q  

Total capex

   3,925    8,696    -54.9 %   23,328    -83.2 %

Russia

   3,070    5,022    -38.9 %   17,495    -82.5 %

CIS

   416    3,543    -88.3 %   5,547    -92.5 %

Kazakhstan

   191    1,034    -81.5 %   2,172    -91.2 %

Ukraine

   96    644    -85.1 %   1,578    -93.9 %

Armenia

   9    356    -97.5 %   646    -98.6 %

Uzbekistan

   50    1,162    -95.7 %   471    -89.4 %

Tajikistan

   15    176    -91.5 %   488    -96.9 %

Georgia

   55    171    -67.8 %   192    -71.4 %

Other

   439    131    235.1 %   286    53.5 %

 

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Attachment E: Key Financial Results in US Dollars (Convenience Translation)

 

CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS (US$, millions)

   1Q
2009
    1Q
2008
    y-o-y     4Q
2008
    q-o-q  

Net operating revenues

   1,970     2,108     -6.5 %   2,555     -22.9 %

OIBDA

   948     1,126     -15.8 %   1,124     -15.7 %

OIBDA margin, %

   48.1 %   53.4 %     44.0 %  

Operating income

   568     702     -19.1 %   208     173.1 %

Operating income margin, %

   28.8 %   33.3 %     8.1 %  

SG&A

   537     528     1.7 %   787     -31.8 %

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   156     187     -16.6 %   285     -45.3 %

including General & Administrative Costs

   380     341     11.4 %   502     -24.3 %

SG&A percentage

   27.3 %   25.0 %     30.8 %  

Net (loss)/income

   -251     601     n/a     -816     n/a  

Net (loss)/income per common share, (US$)

   -4.96     11.84       -16.12    

Net (loss)/income per ADS equivalent, (US$)

   -0.25     0.59       -0.81    

Capital expenditures

   115.7     358.0     -67.7 %   855.5     -86.5 %

 

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Attachment F: Average Rates of Functional Currencies to Ruble*

 

Functional Currency/ 1 RUR

   1Q08    2Q08    3Q08    4Q08    1Q09

Kazakhstan

   KZT    4.9690    5.1038    4.9540    4.4077    4.0948

Ukraine

   UAH    0.2081    0.2101    0.2003    0.2274    0.2281

Tajikistan

   USD    0.0412    0.0423    0.0412    0.0367    0.0295

Uzbekistan

   USD    0.0412    0.0423    0.0412    0.0367    0.0295

Armenia

   AMD    12.6926    13.0012    12.4664    11.2309    9.6090

Georgia

   GEL    0.0641    0.0612    0.0582    0.0568    0.0495

 

* Functional currencies in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are US dollars.

 

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VIP-Group

(in RUR millions, unless stated otherwise)

 

CONSOLIDATED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   39,145     44,409     49,901     49,538     51,138     61,684     68,933     69,677     66,843  

Gross margin

   32,120     36,275     40,555     40,487     40,643     47,538     52,096     52,276     50,959  

Gross margin, %

   82.1 %   81.7 %   81.3 %   81.7 %   79.5 %   77.1 %   75.6 %   75.0 %   76.2 %

OIBDA

   20,162     23,192     25,899     22,636     27,315     28,889     33,636     30,648     32,166  

OIBDA, %

   51.5 %   52.2 %   51.9 %   45.7 %   53.4 %   46.8 %   48.8 %   44.0 %   48.1 %

SG&A

   11,561     12,787     14,198     17,644     12,820     18,278     18,167     21,465     18,206  

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   3,581     4,315     4,738     5,408     4,525     5,074     5,867     7,784     5,302  

including advertising

   1,355     1,726     1,689     2,277     1,682     2,109     2,083     2,766     882  

including General & Administrative Costs

   7,980     8,472     9,460     12,236     8,295     13,204     12,300     13,681     12,904  

SG&A, %

   29.5 %   28.8 %   28.5 %   35.6 %   25.1 %   29.6 %   26.4 %   30.8 %   27.2 %

Net income (loss)

   7,294     9,291     11,686     9,073     14,587     11,109     6,513     -22,243     -8,514  

Capital Expenditures

   7,984     8,658     8,643     19,613     8,696     15,689     16,799     23,328     3,925  

MOBILE

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   38,244     43,498     48,943     48,642     47,153     51,457     58,245     58,558     54,917  

including Mobile Interconnect

   5,493     6,235     6,878     7,477     7,269     7,638     8,606     8,902     8,168  

Mobile OIBDA

   19,737     22,713     25,401     22,074     26,004     26,077     30,252     26,968     27,388  

Mobile OIBDA, %

   51.6 %   52.2 %   51.9 %   45.4 %   55.1 %   50.7 %   51.9 %   46.1 %   49.9 %

Subscribers (‘000)

   45,784     47,702     50,686     51,740     52,293     53,707     57,758     61,029     62,724  

FIXED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   901     911     958     896     4,248     11,260     12,367     13,595     15,018  

including business segment

   0     0     0     0     1,804     5,366     5,698     5,950     6,265  

including wholesale segment

   0     0     0     0     1,228     3,916     4,710     5,388     6,359  

including residential segment

   901     911     958     896     1,216     1,978     1,959     2,257     2,394  

Fixed OIBDA

   425     479     498     562     1,336     2,848     3,438     3,770     4,918  

Fixed OIBDA, %

   47.2 %   52.6 %   52.0 %   62.7 %   31.5 %   25.3 %   27.8 %   27.7 %   32.7 %

Broadband subscribers (‘000)

   0     0     0     0     542     617     780     1,206     1,538  

Broadband services ARPU, blended, RUR

   n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

OTHER

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Other revenues

   n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0  

Other OIBDA

   n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     -25.0     -36.0     -54.0     -90.0     -140.0  

Other OIBDA, %

   n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

Reconciliation of OIBDA total

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

OIBDA

   20,162     23,192     25,899     22,636     27,315     28,889     33,636     30,648     32,166  

Depreciation

   (7,081 )   (7,380 )   (7,286 )   (8,176 )   (8,661 )   (9,097 )   (9,687 )   (10,325 )   (10,452 )

Amortization

   (1,402 )   (1,392 )   (1,418 )   (1,381 )   (1,635 )   (2,383 )   (2,381 )   (2,577 )   (2,448 )

Impairment loss

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     (12,072 )   0  

Operating income

   11,679     14,420     17,195     13,079     17,019     17,409     21,568     5,674     19,266  

OIBDA margin total

   51.5 %   52.2 %   51.9 %   45.7 %   53.4 %   46.8 %   48.8 %   44.0 %   48.1 %

Less: Depreciation as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (18.1 )%   (16.6 )%   (14.6 )%   (16.5 )%   (16.9 )%   (14.7 )%   (14.0 )%   (14.9 )%   (15.6 )%

Less: Amortization as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (3.6 )%   (3.1 )%   (2.8 )%   (2.8 )%   (3.2 )%   (3.9 )%   (3.5 )%   (3.7 )%   (3.7 )%

Less: Impairment loss as a percentage of net operating revenues

   0.0 %   0.0 %   0.0 %   0.0 %   0.0 %   0.0 %   0.0 %   (17.3 )%   0.0 %

Operating income as a percentage of net operating revenues

   29.8 %   32.5 %   34.5 %   26.4 %   33.3 %   28.2 %   31.3 %   8.1 %   28.8 %


Russia

(in RUR millions, unless stated otherwise)

 

CONSOLIDATED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   33,648     37,759     42,171     41,938     43,597     52,915     58,816     58,809     56,272  

Gross margin

   28,004     31,257     34,784     34,762     35,049     40,881     44,892     44,157     42,663  

Gross margin, %

   83.2 %   82.8 %   82.5 %   82.9 %   80.4 %   77.3 %   76.3 %   75.1 %   75.8 %

OIBDA

   17,796     20,167     22,226     19,060     24,081     25,041     29,457     25,849     27,227  

OIBDA, %

   52.9 %   53.4 %   52.7 %   45.4 %   55.2 %   47.3 %   50.1 %   44.0 %   48.4 %

SG&A

   9,858     10,829     12,177     15,592     10,514     15,521     15,191     18,198     14,936  

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   2,998     3,645     4,044     4,594     3,823     4,273     4,918     6,706     4,485  

including advertising

   1,112     1,448     1,423     1,955     1,357     1,748     1,747     2,351     659  

including General & Administrative Costs

   6,860     7,184     8,133     10,998     6,691     11,248     10,273     11,492     10,451  

SG&A, %

   29.3 %   28.7 %   28.9 %   37.2 %   24.1 %   29.3 %   25.8 %   30.9 %   26.5 %

Net income (loss)

   7,375     9,198     10,781     8,962     14,954     10,616     6,274     -12,132     -6,722  

Capital Expenditures

   5,249.0     4,886.0     5,531.0     11,516.0     5,022.0     10,010.0     12,224.0     17,495.0     3,070.0  

MOBILE

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   33,648     37,759     42,171     41,938     40,644     44,004     49,401     48,987     45,653  

including Mobile Interconnect

   4,491     5,259     5,725     6,232     6,128     6,378     7,006     7,173     6,604  

Mobile OIBDA

   17,796     20,167     22,226     19,060     23,265     22,895     26,772     22,902     23,222  

Mobile OIBDA, %

   52.9 %   53.4 %   52.7 %   45.4 %   57.2 %   52.0 %   54.2 %   46.8 %   50.9 %

Subscribers (‘000)

   38,631     40,140     41,802     42,221     42,079     42,485     45,093     47,677     49,351  

ARPU, RUR

   286.7     319.1     342.6     332.6     320.7     347.6     368.2     340.6     306.6  

MOU, min

   160.9     192.6     208.9     204.1     198.7     220.3     228.5     227.8     203.0  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly), %

   n/a     7.5 %   8.1 %   9.1 %   9.2 %   8.7 %   7.7 %   9.0 %   8.4 %

Subscriber market share, %

   31.2 %   30.9 %   30.4 %   29.9 %   25.0 %   24.6 %   25.1 %   25.4 %   25.9 %

FIXED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   0     0     0     0     3,191     9,788     10,789     11,962     13,308  

including business segment

   0     0     0     0     1,648     4,891     5,160     5,463     5,789  

including wholesale segment

   0     0     0     0     1,200     3,788     4,523     5,188     6,134  

including residential segment

   0     0     0     0     343     1,109     1,106     1,311     1,385  

Fixed OIBDA

   0     0     0     0     816     2,146     2,685     2,947     4,005  

Fixed OIBDA, %

   0     0     0     0     25.6 %   21.9 %   24.9 %   24.6 %   30.1 %

Broadband subscribers (‘000)

   0     0     0     0     530     604     764     1,182     1,498  

Broadband services ARPU, blended, RUR

   0     0     0     0     427.1     399.5     374.2     374.2     372.2  

Reconciliation of OIBDA total

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

OIBDA

   17,796     20,167     22,226     19,060     24,081     25,041     29,457     25,849     27,227  

Depreciation

   (6,121 )   (6,217 )   (6,373 )   (6,631 )   (6,969 )   (7,318 )   (8,047 )   (7,999 )   (8,195 )

Amortization

   (751 )   (736 )   (752 )   (754 )   (852 )   (1,454 )   (1,298 )   (1,412 )   (1,313 )

Impairment loss

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     (8,591 )   0  

Operating income

   10,924     13,214     15,101     11,675     16,260     16,269     20,112     7,847     17,719  

OIBDA margin total

   52.9 %   53.4 %   52.7 %   45.4 %   55.2 %   47.3 %   50.1 %   44.0 %   48.4 %

Less: Depreciation as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (18.2 )%   (16.5 )%   (15.1 )%   (15.8 )%   (15.9 )%   (13.9 )%   (13.7 )%   (28.3 )%   (14.6 )%

Less: Amortization as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (2.2 )%   (1.9 )%   (1.8 )%   (1.8 )%   (2.0 )%   (2.7 )%   (2.2 )%   (2.4 )%   (2.3 )%

Less: Impairment loss as a percentage of net operating revenues

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     (33.2 )%   0.0 %

Operating income as a percentage of net operating revenues

   32.5 %   35.0 %   35.8 %   27.8 %   37.3 %   30.7 %   34.2 %   13.3 %   31.5 %


CIS

(in RUR millions, unless stated otherwise)

 

CONSOLIDATED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   5,549     6,727     7,797     7,753     7,687     9,170     10,663     11,441     11,287  

Gross margin

   4,125     5,034     5,771     5,741     5,599     6,664     7,226     8,129     8,305  

Gross margin, %

   74.3 %   74.8 %   74.0 %   74.0 %   72.8 %   72.7 %   67.8 %   71.1 %   73.6 %

OIBDA

   2,366     3,024     3,673     3,575     3,259     3,885     4,232     4,889     5,079  

OIBDA, %

   42.6 %   45.0 %   47.1 %   46.1 %   42.4 %   42.4 %   39.7 %   42.7 %   45.0 %

SG&A

   1,712     1,974     2,022     2,068     2,287     2,727     2,945     3,186     3,140  

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   583     671     694     814     703     801     949     1,078     771  

including advertising

   243     293     267     322     325     363     351     416     223  

including General & Administrative Costs

   1,129     1,303     1,328     1,254     1,584     1,926     1,996     2,108     2,369  

SG&A, %

   30.9 %   29.3 %   25.9 %   26.7 %   29.8 %   29.7 %   27.6 %   27.8 %   27.8 %

Net income (loss)

   -81     93     905     111     -346     528     323     -7,593     -374  

Capital Expenditures

   2,735     3,771     3,112     8,097     3,543     5,645     4,527     5,547     416  

MOBILE

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   4,648     5,816     6,839     6,857     6,570     7,536     8,999     9,655     9,331  

including Mobile Interconnect

   747     976     1,153     1,245     1,141     1,260     1,605     1,736     1,570  

Mobile OIBDA

   1,941     2,545     3,175     3,013     2,739     3,182     3,479     4,065     4,166  

Mobile OIBDA, %

   41.8 %   43.8 %   46.4 %   43.9 %   41.7 %   42.2 %   38.7 %   42.1 %   44.6 %

Subscribers (‘000)

   7,153     7,562     8,884     9,519     10,214     11,222     12,665     13,352     13,373  

FIXED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   901     911     958     895     1,140     1,751     1,907     1,991     2,169  

including business segment

   0     0     0     0     158     476     536     490     476  

including wholesale segment

   0     0     0     0     92     334     423     446     557  

including residential segment

   901     911     958     896     890     941     948     1,055     1,136  

Fixed OIBDA

   425     479     498     562     520     703     753     824     913  

Fixed OIBDA, %

   47.2 %   52.6 %   52.0 %   62.8 %   45.6 %   40.1 %   39.5 %   41.4 %   42.1 %

Broadband subscribers (‘000)

   0     0     0     0     12     13     16     24     40  

Broadband services ARPU, blended, US$

   n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

Reconciliation of OIBDA total

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

OIBDA

   2,366     3,024     3,673     3,575     3,259     3,885     4,232     4,889     5,079  

Depreciation

   (960 )   (1,163 )   (913 )   (1,545 )   (1,692 )   (1,779 )   (1,640 )   (2,323 )   (2,253 )

Amortization

   (651 )   (655 )   (666 )   (627 )   (783 )   (929 )   (1,083 )   (1,165 )   (1,135 )

Impairment loss

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     (2,456 )   0  

Operating income

   755     1,206     2,094     1,403     784     1,177     1,509     (1,055 )   1,691  

OIBDA margin total

   42.6 %   45.0 %   47.1 %   46.1 %   42.4 %   42.4 %   39.7 %   42.7 %   45.0 %

Less: Depreciation as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (17.3 )%   (17.4 )%   (11.7 )%   (19.9 )%   (22.0 )%   (19.5 )%   (15.3 )%   (20.2 )%   (19.9 )%

Less: Amortization as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (11.7 )%   (9.7 )%   (8.5 )%   (8.1 )%   (10.2 )%   (10.1 )%   (10.2 )%   (10.2 )%   (10.1 )%

Less: Impairment loss as a percentage of net operating revenues

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     (21.5 )%   0.0 %

Operating income as a percentage of net operating revenues

   13.6 %   17.9 %   26.9 %   18.1 %   10.2 %   12.8 %   14.2 %   (9.2 )%   15.0 %


Kazakhstan

(in RUR millions, unless stated otherwise)

 

CONSOLIDATED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   3,141     3,862     4,264     4,304     3,951     4,377     4,815     5,369     5,223  

Gross margin

   2,320     2,895     3,115     3,164     2,884     3,328     3,701     4,057     3,958  

Gross margin, %

   73.9 %   75.0 %   73.1 %   73.5 %   73.0 %   76.0 %   76.9 %   75.6 %   75.8 %

OIBDA

   1,631     2,078     2,248     2,272     1,988     2,277     2,573     2,663     2,672  

OIBDA, %

   51.9 %   53.8 %   52.7 %   52.8 %   50.3 %   52.0 %   53.4 %   49.6 %   51.2 %

SG&A

   669     820     833     833     844     1,028     1,112     1,374     1,268  

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   289     368     353     422     313     357     425     618     402  

including advertising

   98     116     128     137     114     137     133     241     101  

including General & Administrative Costs

   380     452     480     411     531     671     687     756     866  

SG&A, %

   21.3 %   21.2 %   19.5 %   19.4 %   21.4 %   23.5 %   23.1 %   25.6 %   24.3 %

Net income (loss)

   346     424     552     488     341     461     726     2,083     -426  

Capital Expenditures

   822     1,184     1,033     2,376     1,034     1,311     1,868     2,172     191  

MOBILE

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   3,141     3,862     4,264     4,304     3,932     4,312     4,750     5,282     5,145  

including Mobile Interconnect

   540     685     727     814     689     729     780     857     794  

Mobile OIBDA

   1,631     2,078     2,248     2,272     1,979     2,225     2,495     2,558     2,584  

Mobile OIBDA, %

   51.9 %   53.8 %   52.7 %   52.8 %   50.3 %   51.6 %   52.5 %   48.4 %   50.2 %

Subscribers (‘000)

   3,501     3,858     4,343     4,604     4,777     5,098     5,614     6,270     6,377  

ARPU, RUR

   320.1     352.2     346.1     321.1     280.3     289.9     294.1     294.6     268.5  

MOU, min

   72.3     88.8     112.7     98.9     99.1     109.7     108.1     100.5     81.1  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly), %

   n/a     n/a     n/a     9.8 %   9.5 %   7.6 %   7.4 %   7.3 %   9.2 %

Subscriber market share, %

   50.2 %   49.3 %   47.3 %   46.5 %   39.5 %   39.6 %   41.2 %   43.4 %   43.8 %

FIXED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   0     0     0     0     27     115     146     194     166  

including business segment

   0     0     0     0     7     23     20     28     23  

including wholesale segment

   0     0     0     0     20     92     126     165     141  

including residential segment

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     2  

Fixed OIBDA

   0     0     0     0     9     52     78     105     88  

Fixed OIBDA, %

   0     0     0     0     33.3 %   45.2 %   53.4 %   54.1 %   53.0 %

Broadband subscribers (‘000)

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Broadband services ARPU, blended, RUR

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Reconciliation of OIBDA total

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

OIBDA

   1,631     2,078     2,248     2,272     1,988     2,277     2,573     2,663     2,672  

Depreciation

   (416 )   (454 )   (382 )   (497 )   (520 )   (607 )   (583 )   (783 )   (812 )

Amortization

   (241 )   (244 )   (232 )   (238 )   (236 )   (262 )   (385 )   (435 )   (478 )

Operating income

   974     1,380     1,634     1,537     1,232     1,408     1,605     1,445     1,382  

OIBDA margin total

   51.9 %   53.8 %   52.7 %   52.8 %   50.4 %   52.0 %   53.4 %   49.6 %   51.2 %

Less: Depreciation as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (13.3 )%   (11.7 )%   (8.9 )%   (11.5 )%   (13.3 )%   (13.8 )%   (12.1 )%   (14.6 )%   (15.5 )%

Less: Amortization as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (7.7 )%   (6.4 )%   (5.4 )%   (5.6 )%   (6.0 )%   (6.0 )%   (8.0 )%   (8.1 )%   (9.2 )%

Operating income as a percentage of net operating revenues

   30.9 %   35.7 %   38.4 %   35.7 %   31.1 %   32.2 %   33.3 %   26.9 %   26.5 %


Ukraine

(in RUR millions, unless stated otherwise)

 

CONSOLIDATED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   429     615     943     851     1,086     1,683     2,283     1,922     1,609  

Gross margin

   249     349     595     514     649     933     766     925     903  

Gross margin, %

   58.0 %   56.7 %   63.1 %   60.4 %   59.8 %   55.4 %   33.6 %   48.1 %   56.1 %

OIBDA

   -172     -80     165     90     79     221     -40     316     215  

OIBDA, %

   n/a     n/a     17.5 %   10.6 %   7.3 %   13.1 %   n/a     16.4 %   13.4 %

SG&A

   420     427     420     432     568     709     794     590     663  

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   152     141     134     129     163     187     212     128     120  

including advertising

   102     95     70     85     114     120     110     51     57  

including General & Administrative Costs

   268     286     286     303     405     522     582     462     543  

SG&A, %

   97.9 %   69.4 %   44.5 %   50.8 %   52.3 %   42.1 %   34.8 %   30.7 %   41.2 %

Net income (loss)

   -484     -446     -164     -433     -478     -136     -890     -8,810     -488  

Capital Expenditures

   772     1,190     664     1,359     644     1,279     1,137     1,578     96  

MOBILE

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   429     615     943     851     883     1,079     1,653     1,296     894  

including Mobile Interconnect

   141     197     277     269     280     316     485     405     299  

Mobile OIBDA

   -172     -80     165     90     28     59     -215     155     -2  

Mobile OIBDA, %

   -40.1 %   -13.0 %   17.5 %   10.6 %   3.2 %   5.5 %   n/a     12.0 %   -0.2 %

Subscribers (‘000)

   1,953     1,822     2,212     1,941     1,971     2,111     2,403     2,052     1,894  

ARPU, RUR

   79.5     109.4     149.3     137.5     147.3     177.8     234.9     189.9     151.4  

MOU, min

   138.0     159.9     168.2     183.2     210.2     231.0     261.5     230.0     213.3  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly), %

   n/a     n/a     n/a     35.8 %   20.1 %   16.9 %   15.9 %   32.2 %   21.9 %

Subscriber market share, %

   4.5 %   5.2 %   5.1 %   4.8 %   3.5 %   3.8 %   4.3 %   3.6 %   3.4 %

FIXED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   0     0     0     0     216     670     787     719     836  

including business segment

   0     0     0     0     133     398     458     402     376  

including wholesale segment

   0     0     0     0     72     241     295     279     416  

including residential segment

   0     0     0     0     11     31     34     38     44  

Fixed OIBDA

   0     0     0     0     51     162     175     161     217  

Fixed OIBDA, %

   0     0     0     0     23.6 %   24.2 %   22.2 %   22.4 %   26.0 %

Broadband subscribers (‘000)

   0     0     0     0     12     13     16     24     40  

Broadband services ARPU, blended, RUR

   0     0     0     0     363.8     362.7     381.5     369.0     299.8  

Reconciliation of OIBDA total

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

OIBDA

   (172 )   (80 )   165     90     79     221     (40 )   316     215  

Depreciation

   (84 )   (112 )   (113 )   (322 )   (274 )   (352 )   (436 )   (406 )   (363 )

Amortization

   (137 )   (135 )   (133 )   (76 )   (174 )   (294 )   (310 )   (280 )   (231 )

Impairment loss

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     (2,456 )   0  

Operating income

   (393 )   (327 )   (81 )   (308 )   (369 )   (425 )   (786 )   (2,826 )   (379 )

OIBDA margin total

   n/a     n/a     17.5 %   10.6 %   7.3 %   13.1 %   n/a     16.4 %   13.4 %

Less: Depreciation as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a     n/a     (12.0 )%   (37.9 )%   (25.3 )%   (20.9 )%   n/a     (21.0 )%   (22.6 )%

Less: Amortization as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a     n/a     (14.1 )%   (8.9 )%   (16.0 )%   (17.5 )%   n/a     (14.6 )%   (14.4 )%

Less: Impairment loss as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a     n/a     0.0 %   0.0 %   0.0 %   0.0 %   n/a     (127.8 )%   0.0 %

Operating income as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a     n/a     (8.6 )%   (36.2 )%   (34.0 )%   (25.3 )%   n/a     (147.0 )%   (23.6 )%


Uzbekistan

(in RUR millions, unless stated otherwise)

 

CONSOLIDATED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   478     601     769     901     958     1,229     1,416     1,813     1,984  

Gross margin

   399     516     658     765     809     1,016     1,179     1,439     1,597  

Gross margin, %

   83.5 %   85.9 %   85.6 %   84.9 %   84.4 %   82.7 %   83.3 %   79.4 %   80.5 %

OIBDA

   227     295     432     438     509     657     798     932     1,122  

OIBDA, %

   47.5 %   49.1 %   56.2 %   48.6 %   53.1 %   53.5 %   56.4 %   51.4 %   56.6 %

SG&A

   169     216     221     322     298     353     374     499     462  

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   74     64     98     129     119     120     160     192     129  

including advertising

   18     22     27     35     49     45     55     63     31  

including General & Administrative Costs

   95     152     123     193     179     233     214     307     333  

SG&A, %

   35.4 %   35.9 %   28.7 %   35.7 %   31.1 %   28.7 %   26.4 %   27.5 %   23.3 %

Net income (loss)

   65     110     175     147     183     340     533     320     332  

Capital Expenditures

   208     479     608     2,061     1,162     1,955     688     471     50  

MOBILE

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   478     601     769     901     939     1,168     1,345     1,731     1,884  

including Mobile Interconnect

   0.000     0.100     0.100     0.100     0.200     0.200     0.300     93.000     103.000  

Mobile OIBDA

   227     295     432     438     502     642     774     900     1,082  

Mobile OIBDA, %

   47.5 %   49.1 %   56.2 %   48.6 %   53.5 %   55.0 %   57.5 %   52.0 %   57.4 %

Subscribers (‘000)

   1,106.3     1,192.4     1,586.9     2,119.6     2,422.2     2,754.2     3,148.0     3,636.2     3,653.1  

ARPU, RUR

   177.1     186.7     193.1     168.0     141.4     155.8     157.5     178.5     177.1  

MOU, min

   242.2     265.6     289.8     283.4     265.3     294.6     298.5     288.6     238.6  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly), %

   n/a     n/a     n/a     11.2 %   12.8 %   13.1 %   14.2 %   14.9 %   15.1 %

Subscriber market share, %

   33.1 %   32.7 %   35.6 %   37.3 %   33.6 %   31.2 %   29.8 %   29.6 %   27.9 %

FIXED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   0     0     0     0     19     61     71     82     101  

including business segment

   0     0     0     0     17     54     57     60     77  

including wholesale segment

   0     0     0     0     1     2     2     3     0  

including residential segment

   0     0     0     0     1     5     12     19     24  

Fixed OIBDA

   0     0     0     0     7     15     24     32     40  

Fixed OIBDA, %

   0     0     0     0     37.5 %   24.6 %   33.8 %   39.0 %   39.6 %

Broadband subscribers (‘000)

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Broadband services ARPU, blended, RUR

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Reconciliation of OIBDA total

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

OIBDA

   227     295     432     438     509     657     798     932     1,122  

Depreciation

   (81 )   (86 )   (102 )   (126 )   (165 )   (158 )   (173 )   (243 )   (387 )

Amortization

   (89 )   (88 )   (88 )   (86 )   (92 )   (89 )   (91 )   (125 )   (138 )

Operating income

   57     121     242     226     252     410     534     564     597  

OIBDA margin total

   47.5 %   49.1 %   56.2 %   48.6 %   53.1 %   53.5 %   56.4 %   51.4 %   56.6 %

Less: Depreciation as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (17.0 )%   (14.4 )%   (13.3 )%   (14.0 )%   (17.2 )%   (12.9 )%   (12.3 )%   (13.4 )%   (19.5 )%

Less: Amortization as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (18.6 )%   (14.6 )%   (11.4 )%   (9.5 )%   (9.6 )%   (7.2 )%   (6.4 )%   (6.9 )%   (7.0 )%

Operating income as a percentage of net operating revenues

   11.9 %   20.1 %   31.5 %   25.1 %   26.3 %   33.4 %   37.7 %   31.1 %   30.1 %


Armenia

(in RUR millions, unless stated otherwise)

 

CONSOLIDATED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   1,425     1,511     1,617     1,474     1,433     1,528     1,667     1,738     1,787  

Gross margin

   1,116     1,190     1,272     1,166     1,111     1,181     1,274     1,327     1,401  

Gross margin, %

   78.3 %   78.8 %   78.7 %   79.1 %   77.5 %   77.3 %   76.4 %   76.4 %   78.4 %

OIBDA

   718     777     838     801     704     717     813     867     924  

OIBDA, %

   50.4 %   51.4 %   51.8 %   54.3 %   49.1 %   46.9 %   48.8 %   49.9 %   51.7 %

SG&A

   373     382     405     330     406     442     447     454     449  

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   44     57     62     85     65     89     90     68     57  

including advertising

   16     21     20     42     28     39     27     32     19  

including General & Administrative Costs

   329     325     343     245     341     353     357     386     392  

SG&A, %

   26.2 %   25.3 %   25.0 %   22.4 %   28.3 %   28.9 %   26.8 %   26.1 %   25.1 %

Net income (loss)

   67     102     407     6     -365     -31     90     -328     339  

Capital Expenditures

   142     527     528     1,091     356     494     462     646     9  

MOBILE

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   524     600     659     578     555     623     764     742     721  

including Mobile Interconnect

   60     83     105     105     109     124     194     194     177  

Mobile OIBDA

   293     298     340     239     251     243     337     341     356  

Mobile OIBDA, %

   55.9 %   49.7 %   51.6 %   41.3 %   45.2 %   39.0 %   44.1 %   46.0 %   49.4 %

Subscribers (‘000)

   439.9     471.0     447.0     442.4     520.4     654.5     783.6     544.3     480.8  

ARPU, RUR

   339.2     447.4     450.0     429.4     391.7     362.5     336.9     371.6     478.7  

MOU, min

   141.3     185.1     181.0     171.8     158.9     164.9     139.9     150.0     174.7  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly), %

   n/a     n/a     n/a     12.3 %   28.8 %   13.1 %   18.5 %   45.7 %   24.5 %

Subscriber market share, %

   37.3 %   33.5 %   33.6 %   26.1 %   26.9 %   30.5 %   30.5 %   21.2 %   19.0 %

FIXED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   901     911     958     896     878     905     903     996     1,066  

including business segment

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

including wholesale segment

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

including residential segment

   901     911     958     896     878     905     903     996     1,066  

Fixed OIBDA

   425     479     498     562     453     474     476     526     568  

Fixed OIBDA, %

   47.2 %   52.6 %   52.0 %   62.7 %   51.6 %   52.4 %   52.7 %   52.8 %   53.3 %

Broadband subscribers (‘000)

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Broadband services ARPU, blended, RUR

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Reconciliation of OIBDA total

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

OIBDA

   718     777     838     801     704     717     813     867     924  

Depreciation

   (367 )   (484 )   (272 )   (539 )   (654 )   (540 )   (321 )   (723 )   (479 )

Amortization

   (154 )   (152 )   (177 )   (191 )   (245 )   (232 )   (243 )   (270 )   (223 )

Operating income

   197     141     389     71     (195 )   (55 )   249     (126 )   222  

OIBDA margin total

   50.4 %   51.4 %   51.8 %   54.3 %   49.1 %   46.9 %   48.8 %   49.9 %   51.7 %

Less: Depreciation as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (25.8 )%   (32.0 )%   (16.8 )%   (36.5 )%   (45.6 )%   (35.3 )%   (19.3 )%   (41.6 )%   (26.8 )%

Less: Amortization as a percentage of net operating revenues

   (10.8 )%   (10.1 )%   (10.9 )%   (13.0 )%   (17.1 )%   (15.2 )%   (14.6 )%   (15.5 )%   (12.5 )%

Operating income as a percentage of net operating revenues

   13.8 %   9.3 %   24.1 %   4.8 %   (13.6 )%   (3.6 )%   14.9 %   (7.2 )%   12.4 %


Tajikistan

(in RUR millions, unless stated otherwise)

 

CONSOLIDATED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   75     134     195     199     203     266     358     448     487  

Gross margin

   41     84     131     125     126     170     243     312     348  

Gross margin, %

   54.7 %   62.7 %   67.2 %   62.8 %   62.1 %   63.9 %   67.9 %   69.6 %   71.5 %

OIBDA

   -9     2     42     33     32     63     115     144     164  

OIBDA, %

   -12.0 %   1.5 %   21.5 %   16.6 %   15.8 %   23.7 %   32.1 %   32.1 %   33.7 %

SG&A

   50     81     90     87     98     107     126     168     184  

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   21     33     37     34     30     33     42     48     43  

including advertising

   8     17     13     12     13     13     13     13     10  

including General & Administrative Costs

   29     48     53     53     68     74     84     120     141  

SG&A, %

   66.7 %   60.4 %   46.2 %   43.7 %   48.3 %   40.2 %   35.2 %   37.5 %   37.8 %

Net income (loss)

   -26     -46     -7     -62     -30     -71     -7     -20     -8  

Capital Expenditures

   354     148     156     498     176     319     156     488     15  

MOBILE

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   75     134     195     199     203     266     358     448     487  

including Mobile Interconnect

   6     11     42     51     48     68     114     148     147  

Mobile OIBDA

   -9     2     42     33     32     63     115     144     164  

Mobile OIBDA, %

   n/a     1.5 %   21.5 %   16.6 %   15.8 %   23.7 %   32.1 %   32.1 %   33.7 %

Subscribers (‘000)

   145.3     204.9     268.4     339.4     377.9     435.3     526.6     624.6     722.3  

ARPU, RUR

   228.2     261.6     276.8     221.9     194.7     221.1     250.7     262.5     239.7  

MOU, min

   205.8     224.2     230.3     216.3     205.8     241.1     255.9     243.4     171.7  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly), %

   n/a     n/a     n/a     5.3 %   8.6 %   9.7 %   10.6 %   12.7 %   2.7 %

Subscriber market share, %

   11.2 %   15.2 %   16.7 %   18.1 %   16.5 %   17.4 %   18.3 %   18.3 %   19.8 %

FIXED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

including business segment

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

including wholesale segment

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

including residential segment

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Fixed OIBDA

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Fixed OIBDA, %

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Broadband subscribers (‘000)

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Broadband services ARPU, blended, RUR

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Reconciliation of OIBDA total

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

OIBDA

   -9     2     42     33     32     63     115     144     164  

Depreciation

   (9 )   (15 )   (24 )   (36 )   (42 )   (75 )   (74 )   (94 )   (115 )

Amortization

   (4 )   (4 )   (4 )   (4 )   (4 )   (8 )   (6 )   (7 )   (8 )

Operating income

   (22 )   (17 )   14     (7 )   (14 )   (20 )   35     43     41  

OIBDA margin total

   n/a     1.5 %   21.5 %   16.6 %   15.8 %   23.7 %   32.1 %   32.1 %   33.7 %

Less: Depreciation as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a     (11.2 )%   (12.2 )%   (18.1 )%   (20.7 )%   (28.2 )%   (20.6 )%   (20.9 )%   (23.7 )%

Less: Amortization as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a     (3.0 )%   (2.1 )%   (2.0 )%   (2.0 )%   (3.0 )%   (1.7 )%   (1.6 )%   (1.6 )%

Operating income as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a     (12.7 )%   7.2 %   (3.5 )%   (6.9 )%   (7.5 )%   9.8 %   9.6 %   8.4 %


Georgia

(in RUR millions, unless stated otherwise)

 

CONSOLIDATED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   1     4     9     23     59     92     131     162     205  

Gross margin

   0     0     1     6     20     37     63     71     99  

Gross margin, %

   -10.0 %   -7.5 %   11.1 %   26.1 %   33.9 %   40.2 %   48.1 %   43.8 %   48.3 %

OIBDA

   -31     -49     -53     -59     -53     -50     -27     -33     -18  

OIBDA, %

   n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

SG&A

   31     48     53     64     73     87     90     102     117  

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   4     8     10     14     13     15     20     24     20  

including advertising

   1     22     8     10     7     9     14     16     6  

including General & Administrative Costs

   27     40     43     50     60     72     70     78     97  

SG&A, %

   n/a     n/a     588.9 %   278.3 %   123.7 %   94.6 %   68.7 %   63.0 %   57.1 %

Net income (loss)

   -49     -51     -59     -36     3     -35     -129     -838     -123  

Capital Expenditures

   437     243     123     712     171     287     216     192     55  

MOBILE

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   1.0     4.0     9.0     23.0     59.0     92.0     131.0     162.0     205.0  

including Mobile Interconnect

   0.0     0.0     1.0     6.0     15.0     22.0     31.0     40.0     51.0  

Mobile OIBDA

   -31.0     -49.0     -53.0     -59.0     -53.0     -50.0     -27.0     -33.0     -18.0  

Mobile OIBDA, %

   n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

Subscribers (‘000)

   7.3     14.0     26.6     72.7     146.2     168.6     189.0     225.1     246.4  

ARPU, RUR

   82.5     124.2     176.5     219.0     178.8     194.1     238.9     265.7     285.5  

MOU, min

   47.9     82.5     85.1     121.5     87.1     89.3     109.8     129.8     121.2  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly), %

   n/a     n/a     n/a     17.6 %   1.4 %   16.8 %   13.8 %   11.7 %   7.8 %

Subscriber market share, %

   0.4 %   0.8 %   1.6 %   3.5 %   4.7 %   4.9 %   5.3 %   6.0 %   6.5 %

FIXED

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

including business segment

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

including wholesale segment

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

including residential segment

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Fixed OIBDA

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Fixed OIBDA, %

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Broadband subscribers (‘000)

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Broadband services ARPU, blended, RUR

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Reconciliation of OIBDA total

   Q1 2007     Q2 2007     Q3 2007     Q4 2007     Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

OIBDA

   (31.0 )   (49.0 )   (53.0 )   (59.0 )   (53.0 )   (50.0 )   (27.0 )   (33.0 )   (18.0 )

Depreciation

   (2.0 )   (12.0 )   (19.0 )   (27.0 )   (37.0 )   (45.0 )   (52.0 )   (73.0 )   (96.0 )

Amortization

   (26.0 )   (32.0 )   (32.0 )   (31.0 )   (32.0 )   (46.0 )   (48.0 )   (49.0 )   (57.0 )

Operating income

   (59.0 )   (93.0 )   (104.0 )   (117.0 )   (122.0 )   (141.0 )   (127.0 )   (155.0 )   (171.0 )

OIBDA margin total

   n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

Less: Depreciation as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

Less: Amortization as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

Operating income as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  


Other

(in RUR millions, unless stated otherwise)

 

CONSOLIDATED

   Q1 2007    Q2 2007    Q3 2007    Q4 2007    Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   0    0    0    0    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0  

Gross margin

   0    0    0    0    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0  

Gross margin, %

   0    0    0    0    n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

OIBDA

   0    0    0    0    -25     -36     -54     -90     -140  

OIBDA, %

   0    0    0    0    n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

SG&A

   0    0    0    0    21.0     33.0     50.0     87.0     136.0  

including Sales & Marketing Expenses

   0    0    0    0    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0  

including advertising

   0    0    0    0    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0  

including General & Administrative Costs

   0    0    0    0    0.0     0.0     0.0     87.0     136.0  

SG&A, %

   0    0    0    0    n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

Net income (loss)

   0    0    0    0    -21     -35     -84     -2,518     -1,418  

Capital Expenditures

   0    0    0    0    131     34     48     286     439  

MOBILE

   Q1 2007    Q2 2007    Q3 2007    Q4 2007    Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

including Mobile Interconnect

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

Mobile OIBDA

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

Mobile OIBDA, %

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

Subscribers (‘000)

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

ARPU, RUR

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

MOU, min

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly), %

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

Subscriber market share, %

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

FIXED

   Q1 2007    Q2 2007    Q3 2007    Q4 2007    Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

including business segment

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

including wholesale segment

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

including residential segment

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

Fixed OIBDA

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

Fixed OIBDA, %

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

Broadband subscribers (‘000)

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

Broadband services ARPU, blended, RUR

   0    0    0    0    0     0     0     0     0  

OTHER

   Q1 2007    Q2 2007    Q3 2007    Q4 2007    Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

Net operating revenues

               0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0  

OIBDA

               -25.0     -36.0     -54.0     -90.0     -140.0  

OIBDA, %

               n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

Reconciliation of OIBDA total

   Q1 2007    Q2 2007    Q3 2007    Q4 2007    Q1 2008     Q2 2008     Q3 2008     Q4 2008     Q1 2009  

OIBDA

   0    0    0    0    (25.0 )   (36.0 )   (54.0 )   (90.0 )   (140.0 )

Depreciation

   0    0    0    0    —       -1.0     (1.0 )   (3.0 )   (4.0 )

Amortization

   —      —      —      —      —       —       —       —       —    

Impairment loss

   —      —      —      —      —       0.0     0.0     (1,026.0 )   —    

Operating income

   0    0    0    0    (25.0 )   (37.0 )   (55.0 )   (1,119.0 )   (144.0 )

OIBDA margin total

   n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

Less: Depreciation as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

Less: Amortization as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

Less: Impairment loss as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a  

Operating income as a percentage of net operating revenues

   n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a