Moscow and New York (August 19, 2004) - Open Joint Stock Company "Vimpel-Communications" ("VimpelCom" or the "Company") (NYSE: VIP) announced today that it will webcast its conference call on its second quarter 2004 financial and operating results on Thursday, August 26, 2004, at 6:30 p.m. Moscow time (10:30 a.m. EDT). The conference call will be hosted by Alexander Izosimov, Chief Executive Officer. He will be joined by Elena Shmatova, Chief Financial Officer, Nikolai Pryanishnikov, Executive Vice President and General Director - Regions, and Valery Goldin, Vice President of International and Investor Relations. The press release announcing the Company's second quarter 2004 financial results will be available on the Company's web site, located at https://www.vimpelcom.com, prior to the conference call.
The Company's management will discuss its second quarter 2004 results during a conference call and slide presentation. The call and slide presentation may be accessed via webcast at the following URL address https://www.vimpelcom.com. For those who will be unable to listen to the live slide presentation webcast, it will be archived on the Company's web site until September 27, 2004.
VimpelCom is a leading provider of telecommunications services in Russia, operating under the "Bee Line GSM" brand. The VimpelCom Group's license portfolio covers approximately 94% of Russia's population (136 million people), including the City of Moscow, the Moscow Region and the City of St. Petersburg. 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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