Sberbank  / Miscellaneous

17.04.2014 14:11

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17 April 2014, Moscow - Regarding the statement by the acting Attorney General of Ukraine on the launch of a criminal investigation by Ukrainian enforcement agencies on the alleged availability of financing for terrorism in relation to the subsidiary bank of Sberbank of Russia in Ukraine, Sberbank of Russia states the following:

Sberbank is a leading global financial institution with a presence in 22 countries globally. At the group level, as well as in the countries where the Bank has a presence, Sberbank has formed compliance mechanisms which aim to monitor the implementation of national legislation regulation to fight the financing of terrorism. Sberbank emphasizes that the requirements of the relevant Ukrainian and international legislation are strictly observed with reference to the recommendations of FATF (Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering).

To date, no statements or documents have been submitted to the subsidiary bank of Sberbank from the General Prosecutor's Office in connection with the above statement of the acting Attorney General of Ukraine. The bank is ready to conduct a detailed examination of the possible claims immediately on receipt of official documents from the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine.

Sberbank addresses the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine with a request either to provide the documents that constituted the ground for the above statement, or to refute it.

So far, there have been no claims made to the subsidiary bank of Sberbank related to money laundering and financing of terrorism from the competent authorities of Ukraine. Sberbank values its reputation and is considering applying to one of the leading international law firms to protect its interests.

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Sberbank of Russia
Alexander Baziyan
Public Relations
Tel.: +7 495 957 5721
media@sberbank.ru

Sberbank of Russia is Russia's largest bank and a leading global financial institution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest deposit taker in Russia. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank's authorized capital plus one voting share, with the remaining 50% held by domestic and international investors. Sberbank has more than 110 million individual customers and 1 million corporate clients in 22 countries. Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with more than 18,000 branches, and its international operations include UK, US, CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and other countries.
The Bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank of Russia. The official website is www.sberbank.ru



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Language:           English
Company:            Sberbank
                    19 Vavilova St.
                    117997 Moscow
                    Russia
Phone:              +7-495-957-57-21
Fax:                
E-mail:             media@sberbank.ru
Internet:           www.sberbank.ru
ISIN: US80585Y3080, RU0009029540, RU0009029557 Listed: Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard) ; MICEX, RTS Category Code:      MSC
TIDM:               SBER
Sequence Number:    1997
Time of Receipt:    Apr 17, 2014 14:10:59
 
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