Schedule TO-C

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


Schedule TO

 


TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1)

OR SECTION 13(E)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 


Golden Telecom, Inc.

(Name of Subject Company—(Issuer))

 


Lillian Acquisition, Inc.

(Name of Filing Person—(Offeror))

VimpelCom Finance B.V.

Open Joint Stock Company “Vimpel-Communications”

(Translation of filing person’s name into English)

(Names of Filing Person(s)—(Other Person(s)))

 


Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share

(Title of Class of Securities)

38122G107

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 


Open Joint Stock Company “Vimpel-Communications”

10 Ulitsa 8-Marta, Building 14

Moscow, Russian Federation 127083

Attention: Jeff McGhie, Esq.

Telephone: (7) 495-725-0700

(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to

receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)

 


Copy to:

 

Patrick J. Dooley, Esq.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

590 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Telephone: (212) 872-1000

  

Daniel G. Walsh, Esq.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

City Point, Level 32

One Ropemaker Street

London, England EC2Y 9AW

Telephone: (44) 20-7012-9600

 



CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

 

Transaction Valuation:    Amount of Filing Fee:
Not Applicable    Not Applicable

 

¨ Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

 

x Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

 

x third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

 

¨ issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

 

x going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

 

¨ amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ¨


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

99   Joint Press release, dated December 21, 2007.