Inclusion of bonds issues to Level I on MOEX

July 13, 2017

Notice of inclusion of bonds issues to Level I on MOEX

RusHydro Group (hereinafter referred to as the "Group", ticker symbol: MOEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) announces that pursuant to a decision by the Moscow stock exchange (MOEX) dated July 12, 2017, RusHydro's bonds issues listed on MOEX have been transferred from Level III to Level I.

The following local bond issues are to be transferred to Level I as of July 14, 2017:

- non-convertible interest-bearing bonds of series 09 (state reg. no. 4-09-55038-E, 27.12.2012, ISIN RU000A0JVD25);

- exchange-traded non-convertible interest-bearing bonds of series БО-П01 (state reg. no. 4B02-01-55038-E-001P, 03.07.2015, ISIN RU000A0JVLE0);

- exchange-traded non-convertible interest-bearing bonds of series БО-П02 (state reg. no. 4B02-02-55038-E-001P, 03.07.2015, ISIN RU000A0JVLF7);

- exchange-traded non-convertible interest-bearing bonds of series БО-П03 (state reg. no. 4B02-03-55038-E-001P, 03.07.2015, ISIN RU000A0JVLG5);

- exchange-traded non-convertible interest-bearing bonds of series БО-П04 (state reg. no. 4B02-04-55038-E-001P, 01.04.2016, ISIN RU000A0JWCB3).

About RusHydro

RusHydro Group is one of Russia's largest generating companies. RusHydro is the leading producer of renewable energy in Russia with over 70 generating facilities in Russia and abroad. The company also manages a number of R&D, engineering and electricity retail companies. Group's thermal assets are operated by subsidiary - RAO Energy System of East in the Far East of Russia. Total electricity generation capacity of the Group is 38.9 GW, heat capacity - 16.2 thousand GCal/h.

Russian Federation owns 60.56% in RusHydro, the rest is held by other institutional and individual shareholders (over 360,000). The company's stock is traded on Moscow Exchange (MOEX), and included in MSCI EM и MSCI Russia indexes. Company's GDRs in the IOB section of LSE, ADRs - in OTCQX.

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We do not intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, general economic and political conditions, our competitive environment, risks associated with operating in Russia and rapid technological and market changes in our industries, as well as many other risks specifically related to RusHydro and its operations.