BoD Elects Alexander Novak as Chairman

PJSC ROSSETI

PJSC Rosseti Board of Directors Elects Alexander Novak as Chairman

09 August 2016. Moscow, Russia. - PJSC ROSSETI (LSE: RSTI) (the "Company"), the largest electricity transmission and distribution grid company in Russia, today announces that Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak has been elected by the Board of Directors as its Chairman at the meeting held on 08 August 2016.

Mr. Novak has served as Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation since 2012.

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PJSC ROSSETI

Maria Stepanova, Head of IR +7(495) 995 5333 (ext. 3961)

Yulia Martynova, IR +7(495) 995 5333 (ext. 3834)

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Thomas Kiehn +7 (495) 363 2846

Irina Logutenkova +7 (495) 363 2846

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 761 GVA. The Company operates in 78 regions of Russia.

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