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Russia's Sitronics to hold IPO in 12-15 months - company head

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MOSCOW, June 28 (RIA Novosti) - Sitronics, a high-tech arm of Russia's AFK Sistema [RTS: AFKS], plans to hold an initial public offering in about a year's time, the company's director general said Wednesday.

Yevgeny Utkin said, "We plan to hold an IPO in 12-15 months. A trading floor has not yet been chosen - either London or New York."

Utkin said Sitronics was negotiating with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the EBRD's potential purchase of a stake in the company for $80 million.

"On July 24 the EBRD board of directors will meet, and make an official decision on buying a stake in our company," he said.

Sistema Board Chairman Vladimir Yevtushenkov said earlier that Sistema might sign an agreement with the EBRD on selling a 5-10% stake in Sitronics by the end of the year.

Sitronics announced earlier in the day that it had closed a 120 million euro ($150 mln) deal to buy a 51% stake in Greek company Intracom Telecom.

Sitronics was established in May 1997. Its companies deal with telecommunications equipment, software production and security system introduction.

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