SEC Form 6-K filed by 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 December, 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)

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MTS issues RUB 15 bn in Bonds

December 15, 2022

MOSCOW, Russia – Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company (“MTS” or “the Company”) (MOEX: MTSS), a leading provider of digital and media services and Russia’s largest mobile operator, announces that it has completed the book building of its RUB 15 bn in exchange-traded series 001P-23 bonds with a maturity of two years and a coupon rate of 8.40%. The technical placement of the bonds is planned for December 21, 2022, on Moscow Exchange (MOEX).

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 the nominal value.

The book building held on December 14, 2022 saw robust demand and, as a result, the coupon was reduced three times from an initial rate of 8.65% to a final fixed rate of 8.40%.

Alexander Smirnov, Corporate Finance & Treasury Director, commented: “After a short pause at the beginning of 2022, over the past seven months, MTS Group has placed six new issues of ruble bonds with a total volume of RUB 72 bn, which confirms the stably high interest of Russian investors in our bonds. The high assessment of the company's credit quality by investors allows us to maintain optimal risk premium levels above the base curve”.

The bonds are planned to be included in MOEX’s Level I Quotation List, with a credit rating expected from the Expert RA and NCR (National Credit Ratings) agencies. BCS Global Markets, Veles Capital, Credit Bank of Moscow, Russian Agricultural Bank, Sinara Investment Bank, JSC IFC Solid, and MTS Bank served as arrangers and Bank GPB (JSC) as the placement agent.

MTS intends to use the funds for general corporate purposes and optimization of its debt portfolio.

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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: [email protected]

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Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company (“MTS” – 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 5,400 owned and franchised retail outlets in Russia, and provides nearly 10 million clients with broadband, TV, and/or fixed-line telephone connectivity, over 10 million users – with OTT and pay TV services. The number of ecosystem clients exceeds 12 million and MTS Bank client base is over 3 million. MTS is majority-owned by Sistema PJSFC, a publicly-traded Russian investment company. MTS’s shares are listed 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 fluctuations of 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.