UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May 2004
Commission File Number 1-14522
Open Joint Stock Company “Vimpel-Communications”
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
10 Ulitsa 8-Marta, Building 14, Moscow, Russian Federation 127083
(Address of principal executive offices)
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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.
| OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY ”VIMPEL-COMMUNICATIONS” | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: May 21, 2004 | By: |
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| Name: | Alexander V. Izosimov | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and General Director | |||
VIMPELCOM TO RELEASE FIRST QUARTER 2004 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING
RESULTS ON THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2004
Moscow and New York (May 21, 2004) - Open Joint Stock Company “Vimpel-Communications” (“VimpelCom” or the “Company”) (NYSE: VIP) announced today that it will webcast its conference call on its first quarter 2004 financial results on Thursday, May 27, 2004, at 6:30 p.m. Moscow time (10:30 a.m. EDT). The conference call will be hosted by Alexander Izosimov, Chief Executive Officer. He will be joined by Elena Shmatova, Chief Financial Officer, Nikolai Pryanishnikov, First Vice President – Commercial Director, and Valery Goldin, Vice President of International and Investor Relations. The press release announcing the Company’s first quarter 2004 financial results will be available on the Company’s web site, located at http://www.vimpelcom.com, prior to the conference call.
The Company’s management will discuss its first quarter 2004 results during a conference call and slide presentation. The call and slide presentation may be accessed via webcast at the following URL address http://www.vimpelcom.com. For those who will be unable to listen to the live slide presentation webcast, it will be archived on the Company’s web site until June 28, 2004.
VimpelCom is a leading provider of telecommunications services in Russia, operating under the “Bee Line GSM” brand. The VimpelCom Group’s license portfolio covers approximately 92% of Russia’s population (134 million people), including the City of Moscow, the Moscow Region and the City of St. Petersburg. VimpelCom was the first Russian company to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). VimpelCom’s ADSs are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “VIP”.
For more information, please contact:
| Valery Goldin |
Christopher Mittendorf | |
| VimpelCom (Moscow) |
Edelman Financial Worldwide | |
| Tel: 7(095) 974-5888 |
Tel: 1(212) 704-8134 | |
| vgoldin@vimpelcom.com |
christopher.mittendorf@edelman.com |