AGM Statement

6 Feb 2006 13:56

Oao Gazprom06 February 2006 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADDRESSES MATTERS RELATIVE TO HOLDING ANNUALGENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING A Board of Directors' meeting has commenced at Gazprom's Headquarters, The Board resolved to convene the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting of Gazprom on 30 June 2006 in Moscow. The list of shareholders entitled to participate in the Shareholders' Meeting will be drawn up on the basis of the OAO Gazprom shareholders' register as of the end of the operation day of May 12, 2006. The Board also approved a list of Nominees for Gazprom's Board of Directors and Audit Commission, to be voted for at the Shareholders' Meeting. The Issues included by the Board in the Shareholders' Meeting Agenda are as follows: approval of the Annual Report and accounting statements (including profit & loss accounts); approval of the distribution of profit based on the results of 2005; the amount of, time for and form of payment of annual dividend; election of members of the Board of Directors and Audit Commission; approval of auditor; introduction of amendments and additions to the Charter; remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and Audit. Reference' The list of Gazprom's Board of Directors Nominees to be voted for at the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting: 1. Akimov Andrey Igorevich Chairman of the Management Committee, AB Gazprombank Ltd. 2. Ananenkov Alexander Georgiyevich Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee, OAO Gazprom 3. Androsov Kirill Gennadiyevich Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation 4. Bergmann Burckhard Chairman of the Management Committee, E.ON Ruhrgas AG. 5. Foresman Bob Managing Director, Head of Investment banking in Russia, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein 6. Fyodorov Boris Grigoriyevich Doctor of Science in Economics 7. Gazizullin Farlt Rafikovich Member of the Board of Director of OAO Gazprom 8. Glazer Sergey Fyodorovich Director, Vostok Nafta Investment Ltd, 9. Gref German Oskarovich Economic Development and Trade Minister of the Russian Federation 1O. Karpel Elena Yevgeniyevna Head of Economic Expertise and Pricing Department, OAO Gazprom 11. Khristenko Viktor Borisovich Industry and Energy Minister of the Russian Federation 12. Kleyner Vadim Georgiyevich Director of Corporate Research, Hermitage Capital Management 13. Kuznetsov Vladimir Viktorovich Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Energy 14. Medvedev Dmitry Anatoliyevich First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation 15. Medvedev Yury Mitrofanovich Deputy Head of the Federal Property Management Agency 16. Miller Alexey Borisovich Chairman of the Management Committee, OAO Gazprom 17. Neyolov Yury Vasiliyevich Governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area 18. Novikov Sergey Gennadiyevich Head of the Federal Service for Tariffs 19. Oganesyan Sergey Aramovich Head of the Federal Agency for Energy 20. Ryan Charles Emmitt Chairman of the Board of Directors & CEO, United Financial Group 21. Ryazanov Alexander Nikolayevich Deputy Chairman of the Management' Committee, OAO Gazprom 22. Sereda Mikhail Leonidovich Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee, Head of Administration, OAO Gazprom 23. Shcherbovich Ilya Viktorovich President, United Financial Group 24. Shokhin Alexander Nikolayevich Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Renaissance Capital 25. Warnig Matthias Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dresdner Bank, Chairman of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Management committee for Russia and CIS 26. Yusufov Igor Khanukovich Special Envoy of the Russian Federation President for International Energy Cooperation DIVISIONS OF RELATIONS WITH MASS MEDIA This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange