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RNS Number : 3857B

OAO Novatek

16 June 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NOVATEK and Kostroma Region Administration Sign Cooperation Agreement 

Saint Petersburg, 16 June 2016.   OAO NOVATEK ("NOVATEK" and/or the "Company") and the Administration of the Kostroma Region entered into a 3-year Cooperation Agreement at the 20th Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum. Sergey Sitnikov, the Kostroma Region Governor and Leonid Mikhelson, Chairman of the Management Board of NOVATEK, signed the document.

The Agreement entails cooperation between the parties in the Kostroma Region's social and economic development as well as the region's gas infrastructure development. The signed Agreement is aimed at improving living standards, increasing the regional demand for gas and reducing overdue accounts receivable for consumed resources.

Chairman of the Management Board of NOVATEK, Leonid Mikhelson noted: "The Agreement will lay the foundation for us to participate in the development of the region's social infrastructure. I feel confident that the Agreement will facilitate the expansion of the region's gas infrastructure and its economic growth as well as help improve the local community's well-being".

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For further information, please visit www.novatek.ru or contact:

Press Service                                                              Investor Relations

+7 (495) 721 2207                                                     +7 (495) 730 6013

press@novatek.ru                                                       ir@novatek.ru

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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 80% of Russia's gas production and approximately 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 in Russia on Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol «NVTK».

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