VEON Files Registration Statement With SEC To List Kyivstar Group On Nasdaq Following Planned Merger With Cohen Circle Under Tickers "KYIV"

VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON) ("VEON"), a global digital operator, announces the public filing of a registration statement on Form F-4 (the "Registration Statement") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with the listing of Kyivstar Group Ltd. ("Kyivstar Group"), the parent company of Ukraine's leading digital operator JSC Kyivstar, on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq").

This filing represents a milestone in VEON's plans to list Kyivstar Group on Nasdaq following the anticipated completion of a business combination with Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:CCIR) ("Cohen Circle") that was announced on March 18, 2025. At the closing of the transaction, the business combination will result in the listing of Kyivstar Group's common shares and warrants on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols "KYIV" and "KYIVW," respectfully, as the only pure-play Ukrainian investment opportunity on U.S. stock markets.