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30/06/2016 09:05

RNS Number : 7856C
TCS Group Holding PLC
30 June 2016
Controlling Shareholder of TCS Group Holding PLC increases stake
Moscow, Russia - 30 June 2016. TCS Group Holding PLC (TCS LI) (the "Group"), Russia's leading provider of online retail financial services, including Tinkoff Bank and Tinkoff Insurance,was notified of the following transactions. 
The Group's controlling shareholder Oleg Tinkov (with connected persons) increased his beneficial interest in the Group by purchasing a further 256,846 GDRs between 16 and 24 June 2016 within a price range of USD 5.29to USD 5.99 per GDR at an average price per GDR of USD 5.63 representing approximately 0.14% of the Group's issued share capital. This results in overall aggregate GDR holdingsof 5,600,000 GDRs representing 3.0% of the Group's issued share capital. 
Following these transactions Oleg Tinkov and connected persons increased their aggregate interests from 53.38% to 53.52% of the entire issued share capital of the Group.
For enquiries:
Tinkoff Bank
Darya Ermolina
Head of PR
+ 7 495 648-10-00 (ext. 2009)
d.ermolina@tinkoff.ru
Tinkoff Bank
Larisa Chernysheva
IR Department
+ 7 495 648-10-00 (ext. 2312)
ir@tinkoff.ru
FTI Consulting London
Elena Kalinskaya/Leonid Fink
+44 (0) 020 3727 1000

About the Group
TCS Group Holding PLC is an innovative provider of online retail financial services operating in Russia through a high-tech branchless platform. The Group has also developed a "smart courier" network covering almost 600 cities and towns in Russia which allows next day delivery to many customers. 
Tinkoff Bank's product range includes credit, debit and prepaid cards, deposits, co-branded cards, and agent-based mortgage products. With its special focus on mobile business, the bank offers mobile applications both for its customer base (Mobile Bank) and beyond it (Traffic Fines, MoneyTalk, Card2Card instant money transfers).
As per its five-year strategy, the Group has the ambition to become a financial marketplace, offering both own brand and partner products.
As at 1May 2016, the bank was the second largest player in the Russian credit card market, with a 9% market share. As at 1April 2016, the bank issued over 5.8mcredit cards. The bank is well capitalised: its CBR N1 total capital ratio stood at 12.3% as at 1May 2016.
The Group's 1Q2016 IFRS net income amounted to RUB1.9bn.
In 2015, the Global Finance magazine named TinkoffBank as the Best Internet Retail Bank inRussia. In 2013, Tinkoff Bank was recognised as the Bank of the Year and the most profitable bank in Russia by the Banker magazine, the world's premier banking and finance resource, published by the Financial Times Group. 

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