Tatneft announced its expected 2012 RAS profit

18 February 2013

Tatneft announced its profit (before tax) expectations for 2012 under RAS

On 18 February 2013 OAO Tatneft (the "Company") made a statutory disclosure (http://www.tatneft.ru/wps/tatneft/htmleditor/file/62a9a50730edd270707c1628f7116074b9a765d5.doc) announcing that its profit (before tax) for 2012 calculated in accordance with Russian Accounting Standards is expected to be approximately 87 bln Rubles.

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