| Fitch Ratings is holding a teleconference to discuss the crisis in Ukraine and the potential impact on Russia on Tuesday 25 March, at 14:00 GMT/15:00 Central European time. This follows Fitch's revision of its Outlook on Russia's 'BBB' rating to Negative ("Fitch Revises Russia's Outlook to Negative, Affirms at 'BBB'", dated 21 March 2014 and available at http://click.fitchemail.fitchratings.com/?qs=c707b1bdc36dfd4f2b164a9d4eeae313148f99c953212d5f3207d8fa2aa01c01.) 
 The following Fitch analysts will speak on the call and will discuss how the crisis in Ukraine is likely to affect Russia and entities that operate in, or have exposure, to Russia: 
 Ian Linnell, Global Analytical Head Charles Seville, Director, Sovereign Ratings James Longsdon, Co-Head of EMEA Financial Institutions Alexander Danilov, Senior Director, Financial Institutions Moscow Michael Dunning, Head of EMEA Corporate Ratings/ Alex Griffiths, Head of EMEA Natural Resources 
 There will be time for Q&A. Participants can send questions in advance to claire.dopson@fitchratings.com 
 Teleconference details: Date: Tuesday 25 March 2014 Time: 14:00 GMT 
 Callers must register in advance using the link below and are requested to dial in early: 
 http://event.onlineseminarsolutions.com/r.htm?e=773025&s=1&k=6CF4E485CC1D17513166E57A1F6B8C11  
 A replay will be available at http://click.fitchemail.fitchratings.com/?qs=c707b1bdc36dfd4f2b164a9d4eeae313148f99c953212d5f3207d8fa2aa01c01, under Fitch Events >Past Events. 
 Contacts:  
 Charles Seville Director +44 203 530 1048 Fitch Ratings Limited 30, North Colonnade, London 
 Claire Dopson Director (Business Relationship Management) +44 203 530 1405 
 Media Relations: Julia Belskaya von Tell, Moscow, Tel: +7 495 956 9908, Email: julia.belskayavontell@fitchratings.com; Peter Fitzpatrick, London, Tel: +44 20 3530 1103, Email: peter.fitzpatrick@fitchratings.com; Hannah Huntly, London, Tel: +44 20 3530 1153, Email: hannah.huntly@fitchratings.com. 
 Additional information is available at http://click.fitchemail.fitchratings.com/?qs=c707b1bdc36dfd4f2b164a9d4eeae313148f99c953212d5f3207d8fa2aa01c01. 
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