15 Aug 2017 12:33
RusHydro fully paid the dividend for 2016
August 15, 2017. Moscow, Russia. RusHydro Group (hereinafter referred to as the "Group", ticker symbol: MOEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) announces that it has fully paid the dividend for 2016.
The total amount of dividend paid was RUB 19,875,502,787.41. The number of shares eligible for receiving the dividend for the full year of 2016 was 426,288,813,551.
The total amount of dividend distributed to nominal shareholders and qualified institutional investors was RUB 7,516,778,449.93, the total amount of dividend to other groups of shareholders was RUB 12,303,566,923.89 (after tax).
Due to the fact that PJSC RusHydro and JSC VTB Registrar are missing correct banking or postal details of some shareholders, dividend to these shareholders was returned to the company in compliance with the current legislation. In accordance with the federal law after 3 years unclaimed dividend should be recovered as part of undistributed profit, and the company's obligations in respect of these dividend payments will be discontinued.
On June 26, 2017, the Annual General Meeting of Shareholder of RusHydro resolved to pay dividends for 2016 in the amount of RUB 0.0466245 per share or 50% of RusHydro Group's consolidated net profit under IFRS. The dividend record date was set at July 10, 2017. Total amount for 2016 was almost RUB 5 bn higher than in 2016. Dividend per share has increased by 20%.
About RusHydro
RusHydro Group is one of Russia's largest generating companies. RusHydro is the leading producer of renewable energy in Russia with over 70 generating facilities in Russia and abroad. The company also manages a number of R&D, engineering and electricity retail companies. Group's thermal assets are operated by subsidiary - RAO Energy System of East in the Far East of Russia. Total electricity generation capacity of the Group is 38.9 GW, heat capacity - 16.2 thousand GCal/h.
Russian Federation owns 60.6% in RusHydro, the rest is held by other institutional and individual shareholders (over 360,000). The company's stock is traded on Moscow Exchange (MOEX), and included in MSCI EM и MSCI Russia indexes. Company's GDRs in the IOB section of LSE, ADRs - in OTCQX.
For more information:
Investor Relations Department
Tel. +7 (800) 333 8000 ext. 1607, 1319, 1304
ir@rushydro.ru
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