MBT Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company

 

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 April, 2022

 

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):  ¨

 

 

 

Press Release 

 

MTS issues RUB 10 bn in Bonds

 

April 27, 2022

 

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 issuance of RUB 10 bn in exchange-traded series 001P-20 bonds with a maturity of 4 years and a coupon rate of 11.75%.

 

The nominal price of the bonds is set at RUB 1,000, the coupon period at 91 days, and the price of placement at 100% of nominal value.

 

The book building held on April 26 saw robust demand, with nearly 30 orders from banks as well as fixed-income investors totaling around RUB 20 bn. As a result, the coupon was reduced three times from an initial rate of 12.00% to a final fixed rate of 11.75%.

 

Alexander Smirnov, Corporate Finance & Treasury Director, commented: “Despite ongoing market volatility — as well as this being one of the first market transactions since February — the book was significantly oversubscribed thanks to a diversified investor base. This issuance further reaffirms the investment community’s high level of trust in our company, as well as the sustained market interest in high-quality MTS debt instruments.”

 

The technical placement of the bonds is planned for May 6, 2022 on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX). The bonds are planned to be included in MOEX’s Level I Quotation List, with a credit rating expected from the Expert RA agency. MTS intends to use the funds for general corporate purposes.

 

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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) is Russia’s largest mobile operator and a leading provider of network-native digital services. The company offers a full range of solutions for consumers and business customers across wireless and wireline connectivity; over-the-top, linear, and satellite television; digital-first banking and financial services; as well as unified communications, cloud computing and IoT. There are more than 88 million mobile subscribers using MTS services across the company’s operations in Russia, Armenia, and Belarus, including around 80 million subscribers in Russia alone. In addition, MTS has a nationwide network of more than 5,600 owned and franchised retail outlets in Russia, and provides nearly 10 million households with broadband, TV, and/or fixed-line telephone connectivity. MTS is majority-owned by Sistema PJSFC, a publicly-traded Russian investment company. MTS’s depositary receipts are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MBT and its shares on the Moscow Exchange under the ticker MTSS. For more information, please visit the company’s Investor Relations website at 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 harbour 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 the ongoing geopolitical situation relating to the conflict in Ukraine, the expansion of sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation by the United States, European Union and United Kingdom, volatility in interest and exchange rates (including the decline in the value of the Russian ruble against the U.S. dollar and the euro), 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.

 

	MOBILE TELESYSTEMS PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY
	By:	/s/ Vyacheslav Nikolaev
		Name:	Vyacheslav Nikolaev
		Title:	CEO
Date: April 27, 2022