NOVATEK Board of Directors Announces Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders
OAO Novatek
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of OAO NOVATEK (the “Company” or
“NOVATEK”) has approved the decision to convene an Extraordinary General
Meeting of Shareholders (EGM).
The Board has approved the following agenda for the EGM:
1. Approval of the recommendation by the Board for an interim dividend
payment
2. To approve amendments to the Charter of NOVATEK
3. To approve amendments to the Regulations for NOVATEK's General
Meetings of Shareholders
4. To approve amendments to the Regulations for NOVATEK's Board of
Directors
5. To approve amendments to the Regulations for NOVATEK's Management
Board
The Board approved an interim dividend payment in the amount of RR
3,036,306,000 or RR 1.00 per ordinary share (RR 10.0 per GDR), based on
the Russian Statutory Accounting results of
OAO NOVATEK for the first six months of 2009. The interim dividend
record date for holders of ordinary shares is 9 September 2009.
The Board proposed for approval by the EGM certain amendments to the
Company’s Charter and internal regulatory documents. The changes clarify
the election procedure and activities of the Board of Directors and the
Management Board. A list of proposed changes to the Charter can be found
on the website of NOVATEK.
The date of compiling the list of shareholders entitled to participate
in the EGM is 9 September 2009. Participation in the EGM will be carried
out through absentee voting and all ballots must be received by 15
October 2009.
For further information, please visit www.novatek.ru
or contact:
Press Service
+7 (495) 721 2207+7 (495) 721 2207
press@novatek.ru
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OAO NOVATEK is Russia’s largest independent gas producer and the
second-largest natural gas producer in Russia. Founded in 1994, the
Company is engaged in the exploration, production, processing and
marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The Company’s upstream
activities are concentrated in the prolific Yamal-Nenets Region, which
is the world's largest natural gas producing area and accounts for over
90% of Russia's natural gas production and 20% of the world’s gas
production. NOVATEK is an open joint stock company established under the
laws of the Russian Federation. The Company’s shares are listed on the
Russian Trading System (RTS) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under
the ticker symbol ‘NVTK’ and on the NASDAQ PORTAL System as Rule 144A
GDR under the ticker symbol “NVATY”.
