Moscow, Russian Federation – Mobile TeleSystems PJSC (“MTS” or the “Company” – NYSE: MBT; MOEX: MTSS), the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS, announces that it has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

The document can also be found at https://www.mtsgsm.com/resources/annual_reports/ of the Investor Relations section. Hard copies of the document with the Company’s complete audited financial statements will be available free of charge to shareholders upon request.

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For further information, please contact in Moscow:

Joshua B. Tulgan
Director, Department of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC
Tel: +7 495 223 2025
E-mail: ir@mts.ru