Company: KYIV
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: DRS
Source: 0001213900-25-033341
Chunk: 433

Company: Kyivstar Group Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: DRS
Chunk 433
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, ratified and confirmed in all respects.” Recommendation of the Cohen Circle Board THE COHEN CIRCLE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT
COHEN CIRCLE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE
APPROVAL OF THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL IF
PRESENTED. 246 LEGAL MATTERS Latham and Watkins LLP, as U.S. counsel to Kyivstar, VEON, VEON Holdings, and Kyivstar Group Ltd., has passed upon the validity of the Kyivstar Group Ltd. Warrants offered by this proxy statement/prospectus under New York law. Wakefield Quin Limited, as Bermuda counsel to Kyivstar Group Ltd., VEON and VEON Holdings, has passed upon the validity of the Kyivstar Group Ltd. Common Shares offered by this proxy statement/prospectus under Bermuda law and certain other Bermudian legal matters for Kyivstar Group Ltd. Certain legal matters relating to U.S. law have been passed upon for Cohen Circle by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Certain legal matters related to Cayman Islands law have been passed upon for Cohen Circle by Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP. EXPERTS The financial statements of Cohen Circle as of and for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 appearing in this proxy statement/prospectus have been audited by WithumSmith+Brown, PC, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the ability of Cohen Circle to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1 to the financial statements), appearing elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The combined financial statements of VEON Holdings B.V. as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, included in this proxy statement/prospectus have been audited by UHY LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, which includes an explanatory paragraph as to the ability of VEON Holdings B.V. to continue as a going concern appearing herein, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The consolidated financial statements of Kyivstar Group Ltd. as of March31, 2025, included in this proxy statement/prospectus have been audited by UHY LLP, independent registered public