FORM 6-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Report of Foreign Issuer
June 27, 2008

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Commission file number:  333-12032

 

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Russian Federation

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

4, Marksistskaya Street
Moscow 109147
Russian Federation

(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.

 

Form 20-F   ý   Form 40-F   o

 

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.

 

Yes   o   No   ý

 

 

27 | June | 2008

 

Press Release

 

MTS ANNOUNCES THE RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

Moscow, Russian Federation – Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS” – NYSE: MBT), the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, announces the decisions made at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company’s shareholders on June 27, 2008.

 

The following resolutions were adopted at the Meeting:

 

·                  To approve the Company’s Annual Review and annual accounting statements in accordance with the Russian Accounting Standards.

 

·                  To pay annual dividends of RUR 14.84 per ordinary MTS share (approximately $3.12 per ADR) for the fiscal year 2007, amounting to a total of RUR 29.58 billion ($1,242.9 million). Dividends will be paid out before the end of 2008.

 

·                  To elect the following persons to the MTS Board of Directors (BoD):

 

·                  Mr. Anton Abugov, First Vice-President, Head of Strategy and Development Group, Sistema;

 

·                  Mr. Alexey Buyanov, Senior Vice-President, Head of Financial Group, Sistema;

 

·                  Mr. Mohanbir Singh Gyani, independent candidate;

 

·                  Ms. Tatiana Evtushenkova, Advisor to the President of MTS;

 

·                  Mr. Leonid Melamed, President and CEO of Sistema; and

 

·                  Mr. Paul Ostling, independent candidate.

 

·                  Mr. Vitaliy Savelyev, First Vice President of Sistema, Head of Telecommunications Asset Management Group.

 

·                  To set the number of the BoD members to 9 people.

 

·                  To elect members of the Auditing Commission.

 

·                  To approve CJSC Deloitte and Touche CIS as MTS’ auditor.

 

·                  To approve a restated version of MTS’ Statute on Remunerations and Compensations to Members of MTS Board of Directors.

 

·                  To merge subsidiaries “Mobilnye Sistemy Svyazi” (Omsk) and “Bashcell”, as MTS holds 100% stakes on both companies.

 

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For further information, please contact:

Mobile TeleSystems, Moscow

Investor Relations

Tel: +7 495 223 2025

E-mail: ir@mts.ru

 

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Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS”) is the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS. Together with its subsidiaries, the Company services over 86.3 million subscribers. The regions of Russia, as well as Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, in which MTS and its associates and subsidiaries are licensed to provide GSM services, have a total population of more than 230 million. Since June 2000, MTS’ Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). Additional information about MTS can be found on MTS’ website at www1.mtsgsm.com.

 

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Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of MTS, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “will,” “could,” “may” or “might,” and the negative of such terms or other similar expressions.  We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. We do not intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date

 

 

hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. We refer you to the documents MTS files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the Company’s most recent Form 20-F. These documents contain and identify important factors, including those contained in the section captioned “Risk Factors” that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, potential fluctuations in quarterly results, our competitive environment, dependence on new service development and tariff structures, rapid technological and market change, acquisition strategy, risks associated with telecommunications infrastructure, risks associated with operating in Russia and the CIS, volatility of stock price, financial risk management and future growth subject to risks.

 

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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.

 

 

	MOBILE TELESYSTEMS OJSC
	By:	/s/ Mikhail Shamolin
		Name:	Mikhail Shamolin
		Title:	CEO
Date:   June 27, 2008