VEON announces a RUB 30 billion (c.USD 400 million) seven year term loan with VTB Bank

17 Feb 2022 07:00 CET

Amsterdam, 17 February 2021 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, announces that VEON Finance Ireland Designated Activity Company, a subsidiary of VEON Ltd. has successfully entered into a new RUB 30 billion (approximately USD 400 million¹) seven-year term loan with VTB Bank. The loan is guaranteed by VEON Holdings B.V.

The RUB 30 billion VTB Bank facility has a seven-year amortising tenor and is fully floating. The proceeds from this facility will be used for general corporate purposes, including the financing of intercompany loans to PJSC VimpelCom.

Serkan Okandan, VEON’s Chief Financial Officer, said: “This new facility further improves the Group’s capital structure, extending the maturity of our debt portfolio.”

¹Based on USD/RUB=75.06

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VEON is a NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam-listed global provider of connectivity and internet services. For more information visit: www.veon.com.

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VEON Investor Relations Nik Kershaw ir@veon.com