Moscow, Russia – 3 July 2014. TCS Group Holding PLC (TCS LI) (the “Group”), Russia's leading provider of online retail financial services, including "Tinkoff Credit Systems" Bank ("TCS Bank") and Tinkoff Online Insurance, is pleased to announce that TCS Bank was named the most profitable bank in Russia by The Banker, a leading international financial publication which is part of the Financial Times Group. This is the first time that TCS Bank has been included in The Banker’s Top 1000 World Banks annual ranking and, according to The Banker, has become the only true new entrant from Central and Eastern Europe (“CEE’’) this year. TCS Bank was named the most profitable bank in Russia with ROA of 7.8%, ranking 3rd globally. TCS Bank also took 1st place in Russia and CEE by Tier 1 capital increase as the bank saw its Tier 1 capital increase by 307.45% following the Group’s IPO in October 2013. The bank was also named the leader by ROC in CEE with 38.57%. The Banker magazine publishes Top 1000 World Banks rankings annually using the Bank for International Settlements methodology with Tier 1 capital as a key criterion.