RusHydro postpones the placement of domestic bonds

RusHydro postpones the placement of RUR 40 bn of domestic bonds

November 09, 2012. JSC RusHydro (ticker symbol: MICEX-RTS, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) announces that yesterday the Federal Financial Markets Service of Russia has registered the report on the results of the Company's bonds issue: the four domestic bond issues valid for 1 year since their registration have expired.

The Company decided not to place the securities due to unfavorable market conditions. At the same time, RusHydro doesn't rule out raising debt if the market conditions improve.

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

Russian Federation owns 60.5% in RusHydro, the rest is held by other institutional and individual shareholders (over 360,000). The company's stock is traded on the MICEX and RTS stock exchanges, and included in MSCI EM и MSCI Russia indexes. Company's GDRs in the IOB section of LSE, ADRs - in OTCQX.

For more information:

JSC RusHydro, Investor Relations Department

Tel. +7 (495) 225-3232 ext. 1319, 1394, 1607

[email protected]

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