2013 dividends of RUB 7.20 per share proposed by Gazprom BoD

The Board of Directors of Gazprom recommended that the Shareholders Meeting approve the proposal to pay out RUB 7.20 per share in annual dividends based on Gazprom's operating results in 2013 (20.2 per cent increase as compared to the dividend payout based on Gazprom's operating results in 2012 and approved by the Shareholders Meeting last year), the Company says in its press release. In this way, the dividends will make up 25 per cent of Gazprom's (parent company) net profit generated in 2013 under RAS and adjusted for the amount of financial investment revaluation and similar business activities of the Company.