Regular meeting of Gazprom Board of Directors to take place February 4

A regular meeting of the Gazprom Board of Directors will take place on February 4, at 3:00pm Moscow time. The meeting agenda is scheduled to include the following items:

• On Gazprom’s annual General Shareholders Meeting related issues;
• On the consideration of proposals regarding candidate nominations for the Gazprom Board of Directors and Audit Commission, as well as agenda items for the Company’s annual General Shareholders Meeting;
• On the current status of Gazprom’s consolidated debt load;
• On the progress in implementing the Company’s Oil Business Strategy;
• On the structure of procurement for Gazprom’s needs and the measures taken by the Company to increase the share of purchases from domestic producers;
• On the execution of the Gazprom Board of Directors’ resolution #432 dated February 25, 2003 “On the concept for demonopolizing Gazprom’s construction activities and the action plan intended for its implementation”.