INSTRUCTION OF CENTRAL BANK OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of January 9, 2025 No. 6983-U

About features of dividend payout according to shares of the international company, the rights to which are considered on personal accounts of the foreign nominee holder, the foreign organization which is the registrar according to its personal law, the foreign authorized holder and personal accounts of depositary programs,

This Instruction based on part 12.1 of article 9 of the Federal Law of August 3, 2018 No. 290-FZ "About the international companies and the international funds" establishes features of dividend payout according to shares of the international company, the rights to which are considered on personal accounts of the foreign nominee holder, the foreign organization which is the registrar according to its personal law, the foreign authorized holder and personal accounts of depositary programs.

1. If dividend payout according to shares of the international company, the rights to which are considered on personal accounts of the foreign nominee holder, the foreign organization which is the registrar according to its personal law (further - the foreign registrar), the foreign authorized holder and (or) personal accounts of depositary programs, according to the measures applied according to Articles 3, 3.1 and 4 Federal Laws of December 30, 2006 No. 281-FZ "About special economic measures and enforcement powers", to Item 6 of article 8 of the Federal Law of December 28, 2010 No. 390-FZ "About safety" and to Articles 2, 3 and 4.2 Federal Laws of June 4, 2018 No. 127-FZ "About corrective actions (counteraction) on unfriendly actions of the United States of America and other foreign states" it shall be performed with observance of special (special) procedure for obligation fulfillment (further - special procedure for obligation fulfillment), the international company no later than date for which according to the decision on payment (announcement) of dividends persons having the right to their obtaining are determined posts on the website on the Internet the following information:

identification signs of shares of the international company on which dividends are announced;

decision date about payment (about the announcement) share dividends of the international company;

the size of the announced dividend counting on one share of certain category (type);

date for which persons having the right to dividends are determined;

data that dividend payout according to shares of the international company will be performed according to the special procedure for obligation fulfillment and features provided by this Instruction;

data on method of assurance of the documents specified in items 4 and 5 these Instructions represented for the purpose of receipt of dividends according to shares of the international company, the rights to which are considered on personal accounts of the foreign nominee holder, foreign registrar, foreign authorized holder, payments for the securities of the foreign issuer placed according to the foreign law certifying the rights concerning shares of the international company, the rights to which are considered on personal accounts of depositary programs (further respectively - securities of the international company, payments);

the end date of acceptance by the international company of statements, the stipulated in Item 2 presents of the Instruction determined as the sixtieth calendar day from the date of placement of information by the international company according to this Item, and method (methods) of the direction of such statements.

2. Within 60 calendar days from the date of placement of information by the international company according to Item of 1 this Instruction the application for payment transfer is directed to the international company.

The application for payment transfer is directed by person to whom payments are due.

3. Shall be specified in the statement for payment transfer:

3.1. The data allowing to identify person to whom payments are due.

3.2. Data on bank account details of person to which payments are due.

3.3. Data on quantity, category (type) of securities of the international company according to which person to whom payments are due, declares transfer of the payments which are due to it.

3.4. Data on all foreign organizations having the right according to their personal law to perform accounting and transition of the rights to securities and performing accounting it is right on the securities of the international company specified in the statement for payment transfer as of date of determination (fixing) of persons having the right to payments for securities of the international company. If share rights of the international company are considered on personal account of the foreign authorized holder, the data specified in this subitem are not represented.

4. Shall be enclosed to the application for payment transfer:

4.1. The documents allowing to identify person to whom payments are due:

for physical person - identity documents of physical person and the appendices 1 to the Provision of the Bank of Russia listed in subitem 1.4 of Item 1 of October 15, 2015 No. 499-P "About identification by credit institutions of clients, representatives of the client, beneficiaries and beneficial owners for the purpose of counteraction of legalization (washing) of income gained in the criminal way and to terrorism financing" (further - the Provision of the Bank of Russia No. 499-P) <1>;

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<1> It is registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on December 4, 2015, registration No. 39962, with the changes made by Instructions of the Bank of Russia of July 20, 2016 No. 4079-U (it is registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on August 10, 2016, registration No. 43196), of July 6, 2020 No. 5495-U (it is registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on August 5, 2020, registration No. 59179), of October 5, 2021 No. 5965-U (it is registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on November 9, 2021, registration No. 65737), of April 4, 2023 No. 6397-U (it is registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 15, 2023, registration No. 73303), of June 28, 2024 No. 6792-U (it is registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on August 5, 2024, registration No. 79011).

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