Company: KYIV
Filing Date: 2025-07-17
Form Type: F-4/A
Source: 0001213900-25-064873
Chunk: 149

Company: Kyivstar Group Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-07-17
Form: F-4/A
Chunk 149
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 could be fined under those regimes independently in respect of the same breach. In addition to fines, a breach of applicable data protection laws may result in regulatory investigations, reputational damage, orders to cease/change our data processing activities, enforcement notices, assessment notices (for a compulsory audit) and/or civil claims (including class actions). Furthermore, the laws and regulations regarding data privacy may become more stringent over time. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with privacy or security laws, policies, legal obligations or industry standards may result in governmental enforcement actions and investigations, blockage or limitation of our services, fines and penalties. In general, mobile operators are directly liable for actions of third parties to whom they forward personal data for processing. If the third parties we work with violate applicable laws, contractual obligations or suffer a security breach, such violations may also put us in breach of our obligations under privacy laws and regulations and/or could in turn harm our business. In addition, concerns regarding our practices with regard to the collection, use, disclosure or security of personal data or other privacy -relatedmatters could result in negative publicity and have an adverse effect on our reputation. Violation of these data protection laws and regulations may lead to a seizure of our database and equipment, imposition of administrative sanctions (including in the form of fines, suspension of activities or revocation of license) or result in a ban on the processing of personal data, which, in turn, could lead to the inability to provide services to our customers. The occurrence of any of the aforementioned events, individually or in the aggregate, could harm our brand, business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or prospects. We are, and may in the future be, involved in, associated with, or otherwise subject to legal liability in connection with disputes and litigation with regulators, competitors and third parties, which when concluded, could harm our business. We are party to a number of lawsuits and other legal, regulatory or antitrust proceedings and commercial disputes, the final outcomes of which are uncertain and inherently unpredictable. For example, in 2016, a claim was filed by the Ukraine Tax Authority alleging an additional charge of taxes and penalties resulting from a tax audit on our accounts for the years 2009 to 2014 as a result of our contractual relationship with Private Enterprise Wholesale Company Elbrus (“Elbrus”). The total claim by the tax authority amounts to approximately $33.9 million, and the case is pending in the court of first instance, awaiting the outcome of the criminal case against