RusHydro has paid the dividend for 2015

July 25, 2016

RusHydro has paid the dividend for 2015

PJSC RusHydro (ticker symbol: MOEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) announces completion of dividend payment to nominee shareholders for the full year 2015.

The accrued dividend for 2015 totaled RUB 15,011,046,132.02 or RUB 0.038863 per share. Total dividend paid out to nominee shareholders who are professional participants of the securities market registered in the shareholder register amounted to RUB 4,703,495,670.57. Dividend in the amount of RUB 76,704.72 was not paid due to incorrect bank details.

Dividends should be distributed to nominee shareholders who are professional participants of the securities market registered in the shareholder register within 10 business days from the dividend record date (i.e. no later than July 22, 2016), and to other persons registered in the shareholder register within 25 business days from the dividend record date (i.e. no later than August 12, 2016).

The outstanding dividend in the amount of RUB 10,307,473,756.73 will be paid within 25 business days from the dividend record date. The information on dividend payment will be made available in compliance with regulatory requirements.

The Annual General Meeting of shareholders resolved to pay dividends for 2015 in the amount of RUB 0.038863 per share for the year ended December 31, 2015, on June 27, 2016.

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 38.6 GW, heat capacity - 16.2 thousand GCal/h.

Russian Federation owns 66.8% 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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