Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Volga Gas plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Mr. Nicolas Mathys

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Zurcher Kantonalbank

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

07 April 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07 April 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

14%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B1VN4809

10'610'000

10'610'000

11'360'000

11'360'000

14.02%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise Price

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period

No. of voting rights Instrument refers to

Percentage of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

11'360'000

14.02%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

Nicolas Mathys

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

Nicolas Mathys

15. Contact telephone name:

+41-41-541 4062