Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
November 18 2021 - 11:25AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of November,
2021
Commission File Number: 001-15094
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company
(Translation of registrant’s name
into English)
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 x Form 40-F ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form
6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form
6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨
MTS
Completes 1H21 Dividend Payment
November
18, 2021
MOSCOW,
Russia – Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company (“MTS” or “the Company”) (NYSE: MBT; MOEX: MTSS),
Russia’s largest mobile operator and a leading provider of media and digital services, announces
the completion of its dividend payments based on the company’s half-year 2021 financial results.
The
dividend for 1H 2021 amounted to RUB 10.55 per ordinary MTS share (RUB 21.10 per ADR), with aggregate dividends paid totaling RUB 21.0
bn (RUB 20,975,164,044.40).
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For further information, please contact
in Moscow:
Investor Relations Department
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock
Company
Tel: +7 495 223 2025
E-mail: ir@mts.ru
Learn more about MTS. Visit the official
blog of the Investor Relations Department at www.ir.mts.ru/ir-blog
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Mobile
TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company (“MTS” - NYSE: MBT; MOEX: MTSS), Russia’s leading mobile connectivity and digital
services provider, offers a range of mobile, fixed-line, and digital services. We serve over 80 million mobile subscribers in Russia,
Armenia, and Belarus, and about 9 million customers in Russia of fixed-line services, including fixed voice, broadband internet, and
pay-TV. To keep pace with evolving customer demand, MTS is redefining what telecommunications services are by offering innovative products
beyond its core network-related businesses in various tech segments, including Big Data, financial and banking services, internet of
things, OTT, cloud computing, systems integration and e-commerce. We leverage our market-leading retail network as a platform for customer
services and sales of devices and accessories. MTS maintains its leadership in the Russian mobile market in terms of revenue and profitability.
MTS is majority-owned by Sistema PJSFC. Since 2000, MTS shares have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange and since 2003 - on the
Moscow Exchange. For more information, please visit: www.ir.mts.ru.
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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 undertake or 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, the severity and duration
of current economic and financial conditions, including volatility in interest and exchange rates, commodity and equity prices and the
value of financial assets; the impact of Russian, U.S. and other foreign government programs to restore liquidity and stimulate national
and global economies, our ability to maintain our current credit rating and the impact on our funding costs and competitive position
if we do not do so, strategic actions, including acquisitions and dispositions and our success in integrating acquired businesses, 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, governmental regulation of the telecommunications
industries and other 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.
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MOBILE TELESYSTEMS PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ Vyacheslav Nikolaev
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Name:
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Vyacheslav Nikolaev
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Title:
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CEO
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Date:
November 18, 2021
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