3 Nov 2015 11:03
PJSC ROSSETI
Notice on ROSSETI additional share issue
03 November 2015. Moscow, Russia. - PJSC ROSSETI (LSE: RSTI) (the "Company"), the largest electricity transmission and distribution grid company in Russia, has published a notice, in accordance with applicable law and regulatory requirements, that shareholders may exercise their pre‑emptive rights to purchase additional uncertificated ordinary shares.
The record date for shareholders with pre-emptive rights is 4 September 2015.
The pre-emptive rights period lasts from 3 November 2015 to 15 April 2016.
The offering price per one additional share is 1 ruble.
The Prospectus and Decision on the additional share issue of forty-two billion, seven hundred ninety-six million, nine hundred ninety-one thousand, four hundred sixty-eight (42,796,991,468) additional uncertificated ordinary shares, each with a par value of one (1) ruble were registered by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation on 27 October 2015.
Payment for additional shares may be made in cash in Russian rubles by bank transfer to the PJSC ROSSETI settlement account, or by non-cash means (in kind): Federal Loan Bonds of issues 29006RMFS, 29007RMFS, 29008RMFS, 29009RMFS, 29010RMFS.
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For further information:
PJSC ROSSETI
Maria Stepanova, Head of IR +7(495) 995 5333 (ext. 3961)
Yulia Martynova, IR +7(495) 995 5333 (ext. 3834)
EM
Thomas Kiehn +7 (495) 363 2846
Yuri Krebs +7 (495) 363 2840
PJSC ROSSETI is the largest electricity transmission and distribution grid company in Russia. It is also one of the largest electricity transmission and distribution grid companies in the world by length of electricity lines and installed transformer capacity. PJSC ROSSETI holds interests in and manages 15 distribution grid companies and transmission grid company in Russia. The Company together with its subsidiaries owns and operates 2.3 million kilometers of electricity transmission and distribution lines with a total installed transformer capacity of 750.9 GVA. The Company operates in 78 regions of Russia.
Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of PJSC Rosseti. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "will," "could," "may" or "might" the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. We do not intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, general economic conditions, our competitive environment, risks associated with operating in Russia, rapid technological and market change in our industry, as well as many other risks specifically related to PJSC Rosseti and its operations.