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AMSTERDAM, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KEY RESULTS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN 1Q13 Revenues of USD 5.6 billion; organic(1) growth of 1% YoY EBITDA of USD 2.3 billion, up 3% organically YoY EBITDA margin increased 0.9 p.p. YoY to 42.0% Total mobile subscriber base increased 4% YoY(2) to 215 million Net income attributable to VimpelCom shareholders increased 28% YoY to USD 408 million "VimpelCom Ltd" ("VimpelCom", "Company" or "Group") (NYSE: VIP), a leading global provider of...

AMSTERDAM, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VimpelCom Ltd. ("VimpelCom", "Company" or "Group") (NYSE: VIP), a leading provider of telecommunications services, today announces that Henk van Dalen, Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the Company when his contract expires in September 2013. Mr. van Dalen has agreed that he will remain with VimpelCom to conduct a full and seamless handover to his successor, if necessary beyond his contract expiry date. A process to identify...

AMSTERDAM, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "VimpelCom Ltd." ("VimpelCom", "Company" or "Group") (NYSE:VIP), announced that VimpelCom shareholders approved all agenda items at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) held today in Amsterdam. In particular, the Company's shareholders re-elected the following candidates to the Supervisory Board: Jon Fredrik Baksaas, Andrei Baranov, Mikhail Fridman, Kjell Morten Johnsen, Alexey Reznikovich, Ole Bjorn Sjulstad, Sergei Tesliuk and...

AMSTERDAM, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "VimpelCom Ltd." ("VimpelCom", "Company" or "Group") (NYSE:VIP), today publishes its Annual Report 2012 and its Corporate Responsibility Report 2012. Both reports can be accessed at the corporate website www.vimpelcom.com About VimpelComVimpelCom 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,...

AMSTERDAM, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "VimpelCom Ltd" ("VimpelCom" or "Group") (NYSE: VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services, announced today that it has sold its entire indirect stake in Sotelco Ltd. in Cambodia to its local partner, Mr. Huot Vanthan. Jo Lunder, Chief Executive Officer of VimpelCom, commented: "We have previously outlined our Value Agenda within which our operations are reviewed to assess their future value to the Group. The decision to...

AMSTERDAM, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "VimpelCom Ltd." ("VimpelCom," "Company" or "Group") (NYSE:VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services, today announces that it plans to publish its operating and financial results for the first quarter of 2013 on May 15, 2013, at 7:00 am CET. For further details and dial-ins information please visit http://www.vimpelcom.com/ir/qaic.wbp About VimpelCom VimpelCom is one of the world's largest integrated telecommunications...

AMSTERDAM, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "VimpelCom Ltd." ("VimpelCom", "Company" or "Group") (NYSE:VIP), announces today that the Supervisory Board has authorized the payment of VimpelCom's final dividend of USD 0.35 per ADS, or USD 615 million, in relation to the Company's final 2012 results, bringing the total dividend in relation to the Company's 2012 results to USD 0.80 per ADS. The Supervisory Board also approved an extraordinary dividend of USD 0.79 per ADS in relation to the USD...

MOSCOW and AMSTERDAM, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS" - NYSE: MBT), the leading telecommunications operator in Russia and the CIS, and VimpelCom Ltd ("VimpelCom" or "VIP" - NYSE: VIP), a leading international provider of telecommunications services, announce that both companies have submitted a joint letter for the attention of Mr. Mike Parton, Chairman, and Mr. Mats Granryd, President and CEO, of Tele2 AB, expressing their interest in the...

AMSTERDAM, March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "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...

AMSTERDAM, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KEY RESULTS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN 2012(*) Q4 Revenues of USD 6.0 billion; organic(1) )growth of 3% YoY EBITDA of USD 2.4 billion, up 13% YoY organically EBITDA margin increased 3.3 p.p. YoY to 41.1% Total mobile subscriber base grew 5% YoY to 214 million Net income increased to USD 801 million Net Cash from Operating Activities up 24% YoY to USD 2.3 billion FY Revenues of USD 23.1 billion; organic growth of 4% YoY EBITDA of...