MOSCOW and NEW YORK, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Open Joint Stock Company "Vimpel-Communications" ("VimpelCom" or the "Company") (NYSE: VIP), the leading provider of telecommunications services in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) today announced that it will webcast its conference call on its second quarter 2009 financial and operating results on Thursday, August 27, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. Moscow time (10:30 a.m. US ET).
The conference call will be hosted by Boris Nemsic, Chief Executive Officer, and Alexander Torbakhov, General Director. They will be joined by Elena Shmatova, Chief Financial Officer, Kent McNeley, Chief Marketing Officer, Andrey Patoka, Head of B2B Business Unit and Dmitry Pleskonos, Head of CIS Business Development.
The press release announcing the Company's second quarter 2009 financial and operating results will be available on the Company's web site, located at http://www.vimpelcom.com, prior to the conference call.
The call and slide presentation may be accessed via webcast at http://www.vimpelcom.com.
US call-in number: + 1 800-334-8065
International call-in number: + 1 913-312-0711
The conference call replay and the slide presentation webcast will be available through September 03, 2009 and September 27, 2009, respectively. The slide presentation will also be available for download on the Company's website.
US Replay Number: +1 888-203-1112 Confirmation Code: 1341755
International Replay Number: +1 719-457-0820 Confirmation Code: 1341755
The VimpelCom Group consists of telecommunications operators providing voice and data services through a range of mobile, fixed and broadband technologies. The Group includes companies operating in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia and Armenia, as well as in Vietnam and Cambodia. The VimpelCom Group has licenses to operate in territories with a total population of about 340 million. The Group companies provide services under the "Beeline" brand. VimpelCom was the first Russian company to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). VimpelCom's ADRs are listed on the NYSE under the symbol "VIP".
SOURCE VimpelCom
