30th Jun 2009 08:15
NOVATEK BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNOUNCES EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
OAO NOVATEK (the "Company") has announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has scheduled an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) and approved the following agenda:
1. Approval of certain related party transactions.
The date of record for the list of persons entitled to participate in the Company's EGM is 2 July 2009. Participation in the EGM will be carried out through absentee voting and all ballots must be received by 7 August 2009. All relevant materials pertaining to the EGM will be made available to shareholders of record through the appropriate notification channels.
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For further information, please visit www.novatek.ru or contact:
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OAO NOVATEK is Russia's largest independent gas producer and the second-largest natural gas producer in Russia. Founded in 1994, the Company is engaged in the exploration, production, processing and marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The Company's upstream activities are concentrated in the prolific Yamal-Nenets Region, which is the world's largest natural gas producing area and accounts for over 90% of Russia's natural gas production and 20% of the world's gas production. NOVATEK is an open joint stock company established under the laws of the Russian Federation. The Company's shares are listed on the Russian Trading System (RTS) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol 'NVTK' and on the NASDAQ PORTAL System as Rule 144A GDR under the ticker symbol "NVATY".
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