Company: KYIV
Filing Date: 2025-09-05
Form Type: F-1
Source: 0001213900-25-085122
Chunk: 227

Company: Kyivstar Group Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-09-05
Form: F-1
Chunk 227
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 gain or loss on any sale, exchange, redemption or other taxable disposition of Common Shares in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the amount realized on the disposition and (ii) such U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in such shares. Any gain or loss recognized by a U.S. holder on a taxable disposition of Common Shares generally will be capital gain or loss and will be long -termcapital gain or loss if the holder’s holding period in such shares exceeds one year at the time of the disposition. Preferential tax rates may apply to long -termcapital gains of non -corporateU.S. holders (including individuals). The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Any gain or loss recognized by a U.S. holder on the sale or exchange of Common Shares generally will be treated as U.S. source gain or loss. Therefore, a U.S. holder may have insufficient foreign source income to utilize foreign tax credits attributable to any withholding tax imposed on a sale, exchange, redemption or other taxable disposition. U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors as to the availability of and limitations on any foreign tax credit attributable to withholding tax. Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules A non -U.S. corporation, such as Kyivstar Group Ltd., will be a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes in any taxable year in which, after applying relevant look -throughrules with respect to the income and assets of its subsidiaries, either (i) 75% or more of its gross income is passive income, or (ii) 50% or more of the value of its assets in any taxable year (generally based on the quarterly average of the value of its assets during such year) is attributable to assets, including cash, that produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income. Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, certain royalties and rents, annuities, net gains from the sale or exchange of property producing such income and net foreign currency gains. Based on the expected composition of Kyivstar Group Ltd.’s gross assets and income and the manner in which Kyivstar Group Ltd. expects to operate its business in future years, Kyivstar Group Ltd. does not expect to be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for Kyivstar Group Ltd.’s current taxable year or in the foreseeable future. 136 Whether Kyivstar Group Ltd. is a PFIC is a factual determination made annually, and Kyivstar Group Ltd.’s status