MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian conglomerate Sistema (>> AFK Sistema PAO) has transferred 20 billion roubles (£258.54 million) to oil producer Bashneft (>> ANK Bashneft' PAO) as part of an agreement with Bashneft's owner Rosneft (>> NK Rosneft' PAO), a spokesman for Sistema said on Thursday.

Sistema has to pay 100 billion roubles in total before the end of March to Russian oil major Rosneft as part of out of court deal.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Mark Potter)