Moscow, 17 April 2006. OAO NOVATEK (the «Company») today announced that its Board of Directors has scheduled the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the «AGM») on 2 June 2006. The resolutions to be voted on at the AGM include:
Shareholders of record at the close of business on 21 April 2006 will be entitled to participate in the Company’s AGM and receive a final dividend.
The Board of Directors will elaborate its recommendations for the AGM agenda at its meeting on the 21 April 2006.
PAO NOVATEK is one of the largest independent natural gas producers in Russia, and in 2017, entered the global LNG market by successfully launching the Yamal LNG project. Founded in 1994, the Company is engaged in the exploration, production, processing and marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. Upstream activities of the Company’s subsidiaries and joint ventures are concentrated mainly in the prolific Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area, which is the world’s largest natural gas producing area and accounts for approximately 80% of Russia’s natural gas production and approximately 15% of the world’s gas production. NOVATEK is a public joint stock company established under the laws of the Russian Federation.