Form 6-K VimpelCom Ltd. For: Oct 06

 

 

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

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of October 2015

Commission File Number 1-34694

 

 

VimpelCom Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

The Rock Building, Claude Debussylaan 88, 1082 MD, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  x            Form 40-F  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ¨.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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Media Alert

On October 5, 2015, VimpelCom Ltd. (“VimpelCom”) issued a media alert in relation to the announcement by Telenor of its intention to divest itself of its VimpelCom shareholding. The media alert is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K (this “Report”).

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Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Media alert issued by VimpelCom on October 5, 2015

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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.

 

				VIMPELCOM LTD.
				(Registrant)
Date: October 6, 2015
				By:		/s/ Scott Dresser
				Name:		Scott Dresser
				Title:		Group General Counsel

Exhibit 99.1

Media alert: VimpelCom statement on Telenor divestiture announcement

Amsterdam (October 5, 2015), VimpelCom Ltd. (“VimpelCom” or “Company”) (NASDAQ: VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services headquartered in Amsterdam, issued the following statement in relation to Telenor’s announcement of its intention to divest itself of its VimpelCom shareholding:

“We are aware of Telenor’s intention to sell its shares in VimpelCom over the course of time and we welcome their clarification that they do not intend to convert their preferred shares. Telenor has been a long-standing and highly supportive shareholder for many years, helping to build our business. As VimpelCom moves forward with its recently announced new business strategy, we will work with Telenor to ensure a successful divestiture of their stake.”

About VimpelCom

VimpelCom, an international telecoms company operating in 14 countries and headquartered in Amsterdam, 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, Italy, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Algeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe. VimpelCom’s operations around the globe cover territory with a total population of approximately 740 million people. VimpelCom provides services under the “Beeline”, “Kyivstar”, “WIND”, “Mobilink”, “banglalink”, “Telecel”, and “Djezzy” brands. As of June 30, 2015 VimpelCom had 213 million mobile customers and 6 million fixed-line broadband customers on a combined basis. VimpelCom is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol (VIP). For more information visit:http://www.vimpelcom.com

Contact information

Investor Relations

VimpelCom Ltd.

Bart Morselt/Remco Vergeer

[email protected]

Tel: +31 20 79 77 200 (Amsterdam)

Media and Public Relations

VimpelCom Ltd.

Neil Moorhouse/Artem Minaev

[email protected]

Tel: +31 20 79 77 200 (Amsterdam)

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