ACE BOWNE OF TORONTO 01/30/2011 18:12 NO MARKS NEXT PCN: 002.00.00.00 -- Page is valid, no graphics BOT U10522 001.00.00.00 3 IMPORTANT NOTICE THIS OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO INVESTORS WHO ARE EITHER (1) QIBS THAT ARE QPS (EACH AS DEFINED BELOW) OR (2) NON-U.S. PERSONS OR ADDRESSEES OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing. The following applies to the prospectus supplement following this page (the “Prospectus Supplement”), and you are therefore advised to read this carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the Prospectus Supplement. In accessing the Prospectus Supplement, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them any time you receive any information from us as a result of such access. NOTHING IN THIS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. 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ACE BOWNE OF TORONTO 01/31/2011 06:11 NO MARKS NEXT PCN: 003.00.00.00 -- Page/graphics valid 01/31/2011 06:11 BOT U10522 002.00.00.00 4 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT dated January 31, 2011 (to the Prospectus dated January 28, 2011) US$500,000,000 6.493% Loan Participation Notes due 2016 and US$1,000,000,000 7.748% Loan Participation Notes due 2021 each issued by, but with limited recourse to, VIP Finance Ireland Limited, for the sole purpose of funding a corresponding loan to Open Joint Stock Company “Vimpel-Communications” Issue Price: 100.0% This Prospectus Supplement (the Prospectus Supplement) to the Prospectus dated January 28, 2011 (the Prospectus) constitutes a Prospectus Supplement for the purposes of Article 16 of Directive 2003/71/EC (the Prospectus Directive). Terms defined in the Prospectus have the same meanings when used in this Prospectus Supplement. This Prospectus Supplement is supplemental to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus. The purpose of the Prospectus Supplement is to amend certain statements and defined terms on the cover of the Prospectus and in the sections of the Prospectus titled “Overview,” “Risk Factors,” “Use of Proceeds,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Our Company,” “Terms and Conditions of the Notes,” “Form of the A Loan Agreement” and “Subscription and Sale.” This Prospectus Supplement has been approved by the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank), as competent authority under the Prospectus Directive. The Central Bank only approves this Prospectus Supplement as meeting the requirements imposed under Irish and EU law pursuant to the Prospectus Directive. The Issuer and VimpelCom accept responsibility for the information contained in this Prospectus Supplement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of VimpelCom and the Issuer (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained in this Prospectus Supplement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. To the extent that there is any inconsistency between any statement in this Prospectus Supplement and any other statement in the Prospectus, the statements in this Prospectus Supplement will prevail. The Notes and the Loan have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or under any securities laws of any other jurisdiction. The Notes will be offered and sold outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions as defined in and in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act and in the United States to persons that are both qualified institutional buyers (“QIBs”) (within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and qualified purchasers (“QPs”) (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(51) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”)) in reliance on an exemption from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Issuer has not been and will not be registered under the Investment Company Act. Prospective purchasers of the Notes are hereby notified that the Issuer of the Notes may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. For a description of these and certain further restrictions on the transfer of the Notes, see the section of the Prospectus titled “Form of Notes and Transfer Restrictions.” The date of this Prospectus Supplement is January 31, 2011. ACE BOWNE OF TORONTO 01/30/2011 14:19 NO MARKS NEXT PCN: 004.00.00.00 -- Page is valid, no graphics BOT U10522 003.00.00.00 1 VimpelCom, having made all reasonable inquiries, confirms that (i) the Prospectus and this Prospectus Supplement contain all information with respect to VimpelCom, its subsidiaries, the Loan Agreements and the Notes that is material to the Offer; (ii) such information is true and accurate in every material respect and is not misleading in any material respect; (iii) the opinions, assumptions and intentions expressed in the Prospectus and this Prospectus Supplement on the part of VimpelCom are honestly held or made, have been reached after considering all relevant circumstances, are based on reasonable assumptions and are not misleading in any material respect; (iv) the Prospectus, as amended by this Prospectus Supplement, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact nor does it omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (v) all proper inquiries have been made to ascertain and verify the foregoing.