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Non-residents of the Russian Federation - foreign creditors

under with cl. 1 of Executive Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 95 dated 5 March 2022 “On a Temporary Procedure for Meeting Obligations to Certain Foreign Creditors”

Non-residents of the Russian Federation

who meet the requirements of both sub-clause ‘a’ and sub-clause ‘b’ of clause 12 of Order No. 95

Residents of the RF controlled by foreign entities

associated with foreign countries involved in unfriendly acts towards the Russian Federation, Russian legal entities and individuals (1)

When issuing an instruction to debit (incl. transfer) PJSC Gazprom shares, the Customer should also provide:

Confirmation of availability of depositary receipts issued for PJSC Gazprom shares on your account with a foreign entity (broker/depository) on or after 21 November 2022.

The confirmation of DRs availability may be provided in the form of an account statement (a copy thereof), or an account status report (a copy thereof), or a printed image of an electronic document confirming the account status as it appears in the Customer's personal account on the website of the foreign broker/depository.

The document provided to Bank GPB (JSC) must contain the following:

information on the account owner (for individuals: last name, first name and patronymic (if any); for legal entities: name of the legal entity);
name of the foreign entity, which keeps record of the depositary receipts;
number of the account, where the depositary receipts are kept record of;
depositary receipts ISIN;
depositary receipts quantity;
the date of issuance of the depositary receipts statement.

If you are unable to provide a document, which confirms availability of depositary receipts on your account on or after 21 November 2022, you should accompany your instruction to debit (incl. transfer) PJSC Gazprom shares with a written explanation of why the said document cannot be provided and attach supporting documents (such as correspondence with the broker about their refusal to issue a document, etc.).

The decision on whether the instruction to debit (incl. transfer) PJSC Gazprom shares submitted to Bank GPB (JSC) can be executed will be made in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation and the regulations of the Bank of Russia.

Documents may be prepared either in Russian or in a foreign language. If a document is issued in a foreign language (other than English), Bank GPB (JSC) should also be provided with a translation into Russian.

Instructions and documents should be submitted to Bank GPB (JSC) in person during a visit to the office of Bank GPB (JSC) where depository services are provided.

To receive dividends for the first half of 2022 on PJSC Gazprom shares obtained as a result of the declarative (forced) conversion of depositary receipts you need to send a corresponding request/appeal in free form with a translation into Russian to the depository of GPB Bank (JSC).

After receiving confirmation of payment from the Issuer and the corresponding amount of money, the dividends on PJSC Gazprom shares, registered by Bank GPB (JSC) at the securities accounts of non-residents of the Russian Federation, will be credited to the Type C bank account that will be opened for you by Bank GPB (JSC) (if you do not have one yet) in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation, with the exception of:

non-residents, who are residents of the Republic of Belarus;
non-residents, who are not foreign creditors in accordance with clause 1 of Order No. 95;
non-residents, who meet the requirements of both sub-clause ‘a’ and sub-clause ‘b’ of clause 12 of Order No. 95, provided that such non-residents are not foreign nominee holders;
non-residents who qualify for the exception in accordance with clause 4 of Executive Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 254 dated 4 May 2022 “On a Provisional Procedure for Meeting Financial Obligations in Corporate Relations to Certain Foreign Creditors”.

Debiting of funds from the Type C bank account is possible subject to the restrictions specified in clause 1.1. of the Resolution of the Bank of Russia Board of Directors.

Shares will be debited in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation and the regulations of the Bank of Russia. Please, note that in accordance with Executive Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 520 dated 5 August 2022 “On the Application of Special Economic Measures in the Financial, and Fuel and Energy Sectors in Connection with the Unfriendly Actions by Certain Foreign States and International Organizations”, debiting of Shares from the securities account in the course of performance under (execution of) deals (transactions) (sale and purchase agreements, donation agreements, etc.) will be possible solely on the basis of a special resolution of the President of the Russian Federation.

To file instructions or documents, or to receive reports and statements, you or your representative (acting on the basis of a properly executed power of attorney specifying the required powers) should personally visit any convenient office of Bank GPB (JSC), where depository services are provided.

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(1)including but not limited to foreign individuals who are citizens of such countries, and foreign entities which have a place of incorporation, principal place of business or place where most of their income is generated in such countries

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