CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS; OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS; OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS; OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

4. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS; OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

        The Company's cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments comprise bank accounts and term deposits. Deposits with an original maturity ranging from 91 to 365 days are classified as short-term investments. Below are breakdowns of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments:

	December 31, 2013		September 30, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents:
Russian ruble bank accounts	$	16,616	$	11,779
US dollar bank accounts		12,754		15,718
Other		1,204		2,340
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	30,574	$	29,837

	December 31, 2013			September 30, 2014
	Annual interest rate	Amount		Annual interest rate	Amount
Short-term investments:
Ruble-denominated deposits	6.3 - 9.0%	$	178,937	7.0 - 9.0%	$	72,982
US dollar-denominated deposits	0.27%	$	1,400	0.74 - 2.57%	$	49,000
Total short-term investments		$	180,337		$	121,982

        Other non-current assets—On March 20, 2014, the United States imposed sanctions on Bank Rossiya, a Russian open joint stock company, and Bank Rossiya was placed on the Specially Designated Nationals ("SDN") and Blocked Persons List of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"). On April 28, 2014, LLC IC Abros, a holding company related to Bank Rossiya, was also designated an SDN. More than 50% of the voting capital of Telcrest Investments Limited ("Telcrest"), one of the Company's principal stockholders, is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by Bank Rossiya and LLC IC Abros, and therefore Telcrest is also considered to be a target of sanctions.

        On March 5, 2014, April 29, 2014 and July 25, 2014, the Company's Board declared a dividend to stockholders. The Company paid the declared dividends on March 28, 2014, June 26, 2014 and September 25, 2014, however, dividends totaling $20,763 otherwise payable to Telcrest were blocked pursuant to the U.S. sanctions described above and paid into a separate interest-bearing bank account for the benefit of Telcrest, but to which Telcrest will not have access while either Bank Rossiya or LLC IC Abros remain an SDN.