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Rostelecom AGM Information 2018

Jun 18, 2018

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18-Jun-2018 / 15:02 MSK Dissemination of a RegulatoryAnnouncement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR), transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

ROSTELECOM ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF AGM

Moscow, Russia - June 18, 2018 - Rostelecom PJSC (MOEX: RTKM, RTKMP; OTCQX: ROSYY), Russia's national telecommunications operator, today announces the results of its AGM, which was held on June 18, 2018.

TheAGM approved Rostelecom's Annual Report and its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

Based on Rostelecom's 2017 results, the AGM approved that the Company's dividend amounting to RUB 14.050 bln, or 100% of 2017 net income in accordance with IFRS [1], is to be paid in cash, including:

  • * RUB 5.05 per Class A preferred share [2];
  • * RUB 5.05 per ordinary share [3].

The shareholders approved July 8, 2018 as the record date for receiving dividends for 2017.

The shareholders also elected the following to Rostelecom's Board of Directors:

    1. Aganbegyan Ruben;
    1. AuzanAlexander;
    1. DmitrievKirill;
    1. Zlatopolsky Anton;
    1. IvanovSergei;
    1. Kalugin Sergei;
    1. Oseevskiy Mikhail;
    1. PoluboyarinovMikhail; 9. PchelintzevAlexander;
    1. SemenovVadim;
    1. Yakovizkiy Alexei;

TheAGM elected the following to theAudit Commission:

    1. Belikov Igor;
    1. Veremyanina Valentina;
    1. DmitrievAnton;
    1. Karpov Ilya;
    1. KrasnovMikhail; 6. PonkinAlexander;
    1. ChizhikovaAnna.

Ernst & Young LLC was appointed as Rostelecom's auditor for the second half of 2018 and the first half of 2019.

In addition, the shareholders approved the remuneration for members of the Board of Directors and the Audit Commission, along with new editions of the Company's Charter, regulations on the General Shareholders' Meeting, regulations on the Board of Directors, the President, the Management Board and theAudit Commission, as well as on the membership in the Internet of Things Association.

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For more information please visit http://www.rostelecom.ru/en/ir or contact:

Investor RelationsDepartment

Tel. +7 (499) 995 97 80 [email protected]

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Rostelecom (www.rostelecom.ru) is one of the largest national telecommunications operators in Russia and Europe. The Companyoperates in all segments of the telecommunications market and covers millions of households in Russia.

Rostelecom is an undisputable leader of the broadband and pay-TVmarkets in Russia with over 12.7 million fixed-line broadband subscribers and over 9.9 million pay-TVsubscribers, over 5.0 million ofwhich are subscribed to Rostelecom's unique IPTVservices.

In the first quarter of 2018, theGroup generated RUB76.2 billion of revenues,RUB23.2 billion ofOIBDA(30.4%of revenue) and RUB3.9 billion of net income.

TheGroup is a market leader in providing telecommunications services to government bodies and corporates of all levels.

Rostelecom is an important innovator that provides solutions in the field of E-Government, cloud computing, healthcare, education, securityand housing &utility services.

TheGroup's stable financial position confirmed byits credit ratings.Rostelecom was assigned 'BBB-' and 'BB+' international credit ratings byFitch Ratings and Standard&Poor's respectively, andAA(RU) byACRA.

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Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws and intended to be covered bythe safe harbours created thereby.

Those forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

  • Assessment of PAORostelecom's (the Company) future operating and financial results as well as forecasts of the present value of future cash flows and related factors;
  • The Company's plans to take ownership stakes in other organisations;
  • the Company's anticipated capital expenditures and plans to construct and modernize its network;
  • the Company's expectations as to the growth in demand for its services, plans relating to the expansion of the range of its services and their pricing;
  • the Company's plans with respect to improving its corporate governance practices;
  • the Company's expectations as to its position in the telecommunications market and forecasts on the development of the market segments within which the Companyoperates;
  • economic outlook and industrytrends;
  • the Company's expectations as to the regulation of the Russian telecommunications industryand assessment of impact of regulatoryinitiatives on the Company's activity;
  • other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts.

Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors,which could cause actual results to differ materiallyfrom those expressed or implied bythese forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include:

  • risks relating to changes in political, economic and social conditions in Russia as well as changes in global economic conditions;
  • risks relating to Russian legislation, regulation and taxation, including laws, regulations, decrees and decisions governing the Russian telecommunications industry, securities industryas well as currencyand exchange controls relating to Russian entities and their official interpretation by regulatorybodies;
  • risks relating to the Company, including the achievement of the anticipated results, levels of profitabilityand growth, abilityto create and meet demand for the Company's services including their promotions, and the abilityof the Companyto remain competitive in a liberalized telecommunications market;
  • technological risks associated with the functioning and development of the telecommunications infrastructure, technological innovations as well as the convergence of technologies;
  • other risks and uncertainties. For a more detailed discussion of these and other factors, see the Company's Annual Report and the Company's other public filings.

Manyof these factors are beyond the Company's abilityto control or predict.Given these and other uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on anyof the forward-looking statements contained herein or otherwise. The Companydoes not undertake anyobligation to release publiclyanyrevisions to these forward-looking statements (which are made as of the date hereof) to reflect events or circumstances upon the annual report publication or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as maybe required under applicable laws.

Note: This announcement contains inside information in accordance withArticle 7 of EURegulation 596/2014 ofNovember 10, 2014 Full name and position making the announcement - Ekaterina Ustinova, IRDirector

[1] International financial reporting standards

  • [2] The unrounded dividend per ClassApreferred share is equal toRUB 5.045825249373
  • [3] The unrounded dividend per ordinary share is equal toRUB5.045825249373

ISIN: US7785291078 Category Code:AGM TIDM: RKMD LEICode: 2534001D752JPNM0H170 Sequence No.: 5658 EQS News ID: 696217

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