3rd May 2011 07:00
CHANGE OF SHAREHOLDER CONTROL
OAO NOVATEK ("NOVATEK" and/or the "Company") today announced a change in the shareholding structures of shareholders holding not less than five percent of the Company's ordinary shares.
The Company was notified by DHIGNFINOLHU HOLDING LIMITED that its 100% subsidiary, ZGG CAYMAN HOLDING LIMITED, had decreased its stake in the ordinary shares of NOVATEK from 9.4031% to zero. The Company also received notification from SWGI Growth Fund (Cyprus) Ltd. that it had increased its share in NOVATEK's equity from 11.6473% to 15.4004% (inclusive of GDRs).
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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 Autonomous Region, which is the world's largest natural gas producing area and accounts for approximately 83% of Russia's natural gas production and 16% 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), MICEX Stock Exchange 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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