CONSENT TO PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING

Pursuant to Federal Law No. 152-FZ “On Personal Data” dated July 27, 2006, I hereby freely, of my own accord and on my behalf, authorize Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company) (hereinafter – the Bank), location: Moscow, address of the Bank’s management bodies: 16 Nametkina st., bldg. 1, 117420, Moscow, to process my personal data specified in this application (collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, modification (updating and revision), retrieval, use, transfer, depersonalization, blocking and destruction) with/without the use of automation tools in order to process this electronic application and send/provide a reply.

Consent is provided from the date on which this application is processed and shall be valid for the period specified in the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

I have been notified that Consent to Personal Data Processing may be revoked in accordance with Part 2, Article 9 of Federal Law No. 152-FZ “On Personal Data” dated July 27, 2006. In case of withdrawal of Consent for Personal Data Processing, the Bank shall be entitled to continue processing personal data without my consent if there are grounds specified in clauses 2-11, Part 1, Article 6, Part 2, Article 10 and Part 2, Article 11 of Federal Law No. 152-FZ “On Personal Data” dated July 27, 2006.

I agree that the Bank may use the information contained in this electronic application to clarify the information provided in the application and inform about progress in the review of this application.

The Bank informs you that electronic communications sent via the Internet are transmitted via unsecured communication channels. The Bank shall not be liable for maintaining the confidentiality of data when they are transmitted via the Internet.

Depository Services

About

Key Facts about Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company) Depository

  • founded in 1994; 

  • AAA reliability rating assigned according to the 2017 National Depository Reliability Rating, tops the list of 20 largest depositories ranked by market value of securities held in custody; 

  • serves over 410,000 custody accounts; 

  • provides services at more than 110 locations in 57 regions of Russia; 

  • holds in custody securities of over 450 issuers; 

  • has accounts with the Euroclear Bank and Clearstream Banking international clearing houses, and correspondent accounts with NSD, SDCO (JSC), VTB Bank, Vnesheconombank, Infinitum Specialized Depository (JSC) and others. It holds nominee accounts in registers maintained by registrars such as Draga JSC, R.O.S.T. Registrar JSC, etc.; 

  • acts as The Bank of New York Mellon's Russian custodian for the issue of Global Depository Receipts and American Depository Receipts against Gazprom shares; 

  • partners with the National Securities Market Association and the Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending under the Bank of Russia project involving mortgage-backed lending to credit institutions; 

  • acts as the Bank of Russia's authorized depository for the purposes of registration and   custody of collateral (mortgages) issued by borrower banks in favor of the Bank of Russia; 

  • a full-fledged member of the Professional Association of Registrars, Transfer Agents and Depositories (PARTAD) for custody business, and a full-fledged member of the National Securities Market Association (NSMA) for specialized depository business.



Advantages

The Depository offers a broad range of services for securities traded on the Russian and foreign stock markets, including:

  • comprehensive IPO infrastructure support for Russian issuers (as well as respective ADR and GDR issues) and circulation; 

  • holding scheme – a service intended for securities market professionals not having depository licenses but licensed to perform brokerage business (Brokers), allowing the Broker to perform its obligations to clients by engaging a depository of Gazprombank (JSC), which has the Holder status with the Bank National Clearing Centre (Joint Stock Company), in the execution of brokerage business custody support (service) functions at the Bank National Clearing Centre (Joint Stock Company); 

  • collateral management, repo transactions, broker, dealer and other operations giving securities owners the opportunity to earn additional income.

A unique, certified software solution has been implemented to service custody transactions, thus enabling the Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company) depository to interact in real time with Russian and international organizations, trading systems and international clearing houses. 

The Bank’s Depository Network, which extends throughout Moscow and to the regions, makes it possible to perform depository services for the client and generate reports and statistics on all transactions completed within a particular depository operated by the Bank.

In addition, constant efforts are being made to protect clients from risk when conducting securities transactions. 

The extensive infrastructure established by Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company), including Russia's largest regional depository network, ensures most prompt, efficient and effective cooperation, making the full range of Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company) Specialized Depository services available in all regions of Russia.


Contacts

Gazprombank’s Depositary Center is located at:

115419 Moscow, 2-oi Verkhny Mikhailovsky proezd, 9, str.11

Telephone contact information: +7 (495) 913-74-74

Map of the Depository Network for the addresses, business hours and contact telephone numbers of the Bank’s depositories.