VimpelCom files Form 20-F for FY2012

Amsterdam (March 22, 2013) - “VimpelCom Ltd” (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NYSE: VIP),  a leading global provider of telecommunications services, today filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (the “Form 20-F”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange at www.sec.gov. The report is available on the Company’s website at www.vimpelcom.com
 
Shareholders may request a hard copy of the Form 20-F, including VimpelCom’s complete audited financial statements under IFRS for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, free of charge by contacting VimpelCom’s Investor Relations at Investor_Relations@vimpelcom.com
 
About VimpelCom
 
VimpelCom is one of the world’s largest integrated telecommunications services operators providing voice and data services through a range of traditional and broadband mobile and fixed technologies in Russia, Italy, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Laos, Algeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic and Canada. VimpelCom’s operations around the globe cover territory with a total population of approximately 767 million people. VimpelCom provides services under the "Beeline", "Kyivstar", "djuice", “Wind”, "Infostrada" “Mobilink”, “Leo”, “banglalink”, “Telecel”, and “Djezzy” brands. As of December 31, 2012 VimpelCom had 214 million mobile subscribers on a combined basis. VimpelCom is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol (VIP). For more information visit: http://www.vimpelcom.com
 

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