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Magnit announces EGM results

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Monday, September 13, 2021

In 2015 Naira joined Sanofi, a global biopharmaceutical company, as Country Chair of Russia and the General Manager of Eurasia.

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  • In 2015 Naira joined Sanofi, a global biopharmaceutical company, as Country Chair of Russia and the General Manager of Eurasia.
  • In 2018 she has been promoted to Sanofi Headquarters (Paris) to the position of Head of Eurasia, Middle East region.
  • In 2020 she was appointed to the Global position in HQ - Head of Strategy and Innovation.
  • For further information on the resolutions adopted by the EGM and the EGM poll results, please follow the link below:

VEON Board member steps down

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

AMSTERDAM, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON), (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, today announced thatStephen Pusey has stepped down as a director fromthe VEON Board (the "Board").

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  • AMSTERDAM, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON), (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, today announced thatStephen Pusey has stepped down as a director fromthe VEON Board (the "Board").
  • Mr. Pusey, who has been on the Board since June 2020, will be focusing on other commitments.
  • Gennady Gazin, Chairman of the Board, said: "We thank Steve,who is a recognized leader in the industry, for his many valuable contributions to the Company."
  • Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON cannot predict with accuracy and some of which VEON might not even anticipate.

VEON announces the exercise of its put option to sell its stake in Djezzy

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Thursday, July 1, 2021

VEON is a NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam-listed global provider of connectivity and internet services.

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  • VEON is a NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam-listed global provider of connectivity and internet services.
  • Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON cannot predict with accuracy and some of which VEON might not even anticipate.
  • The forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date of this release.
  • Furthermore, elements of this release contain or may contain, "inside information" as defined under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No.

VEON's Subsidiary Jazz Pakistan Secures 10-year PKR 50 billion (USD 320 million) Syndicated Facility

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

AMSTERDAM, June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, announces that its operating company in Pakistan, Jazz, has secured a PKR 50 billion (approximately USD 320 million1) syndicated credit facility from a banking consortium led by Habib Bank Limited (HBL).

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  • AMSTERDAM, June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, announces that its operating company in Pakistan, Jazz, has secured a PKR 50 billion (approximately USD 320 million1) syndicated credit facility from a banking consortium led by Habib Bank Limited (HBL).
  • This 10-year facility will be used to finance the company's ongoing 4G network rollouts andtechnologyupgrades, as well as to address upcoming maturities.
  • The facility is thefirst of its kind to be extended to the local telecoms sector in terms of amount and tenor.
  • As the country's leading digital services provider, Jazz has over 69 million subscribers and more than 28 million 4G users nationwide.

VEON Shareholders Elect New Members to its Board of Directors

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

Shareholders elected three new members to the Company's Board of Directors: Vasily Sidorov, Irene Shvakman and Sergi Herrero, who is currently serving as co-Chief Executive Officer of VEON and will step down in June.

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  • Shareholders elected three new members to the Company's Board of Directors: Vasily Sidorov, Irene Shvakman and Sergi Herrero, who is currently serving as co-Chief Executive Officer of VEON and will step down in June.
  • Shareholders also elected nine previously serving directors: Hans-Holger Albrecht, Leonid Boguslavsky, Mikhail Fridman, Gennady Gazin, Yaroslav Glazunov, Andrei Gusev, Gunnar Holt, Stephen Pusey and Robert Jan van de Kraats.
  • Shareholders approved the reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants NV as the Company's independent auditor, and the adoption of newly Amended and Restated Bye-laws of the Company.
  • For the past four years, Ms. Shvakman has served on the Board of Directors of MTS Bank PJSC.

VEON Expands Financial Services Portfolio

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Monday, June 7, 2021

(NASDAQ: VEON)(Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, announces that its operating company in Kazakhstan, Beeline , has launched the country's first digital payment card integrated with its mobile financial services offering.

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  • (NASDAQ: VEON)(Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, announces that its operating company in Kazakhstan, Beeline , has launched the country's first digital payment card integrated with its mobile financial services offering.
  • "Mobile financial services are a key strategy for the future growth of VEON and one that is highly suited to the markets we serve where financial inclusion remains low," explains Kaan Terzioglu, CEO of VEON Group.
  • "We have successfully grown financial services and e-commerce businesses off the back of mobile operations in Pakistan, and we are now announcing a similar initiative by Beeline in Kazakhstan."
  • Today, Beeline Kazakhstan is entering a new field, marking a new era of mobile financial services in Kazakhstan where currently 40% of the country's population is unbanked.

VEON Announces Annual General Meeting

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

b'AMSTERDAM, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON)and (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, has today announced that its Board of Directors has set the date for the Company\'s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for 10 June 2021.

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  • b'AMSTERDAM, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON)and (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, has today announced that its Board of Directors has set the date for the Company\'s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for 10 June 2021.
  • This Board will play an important role as VEON capitalises on the exciting opportunities in its markets.
  • "\nSergi Herrero is currently serving as co-Chief Executive Officer of VEON until 30 June 2021 and has focused on developing new high-growth digital businesses for the Group.
  • Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON cannot predict with accuracy and some of which VEON might not even anticipate.

Turkcell Files Its 2020 Annual Report on Form 20-F

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Monday, April 26, 2021

b"Turkcell (NYSE: TKC, BIST: TCELL) announced that it has filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2021.

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VEON appoints Alex Bolis and Dmitry Shvets to Group leadership team

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Monday, April 19, 2021

Alex also spent more than 10 years in investment banking.\nDmitry Shvets joins as Group Head of Portfolio and Performance Management, a new role that includes oversight of VEON\'s Performance Management and M&A teams.

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  • Alex also spent more than 10 years in investment banking.\nDmitry Shvets joins as Group Head of Portfolio and Performance Management, a new role that includes oversight of VEON\'s Performance Management and M&A teams.
  • Dmitry has a private equity background and joins VEON from TPG where he was Head of Russia and CIS.\nMr.
  • Bolis joined VEON on 1stApril 2021 and Mr. Shvets on 15thApril 2021.
  • Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON cannot predict with accuracy and some of which VEON might not even anticipate.

Sergi Herrero Stepping Down as co-CEO of VEON Ltd.

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Friday, April 16, 2021

b'AMSTERDAM, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, has today announced changes to its leadership structure.

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  • b'AMSTERDAM, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, has today announced changes to its leadership structure.
  • Co-Chief Executive Officer Sergi Herrero, who joined the company in September 2019, will be stepping down as co-CEO effective June 30, 2021.
  • I look forward to remaining actively engaged with VEON as it continues to build value in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere.
  • Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON cannot predict with accuracy and some of which VEON might not even anticipate.