OREANDA-NEWS. February 4, 2009. A Board of Directors’ meeting is underway at the Gazprom Headquarters.

The Board of Directors resolved to convene the annual General Shareholders Meeting of Gazprom on June 26, 2009 in Moscow.

The list of persons and legal entities entitled to take part in the Shareholders Meeting will be drawn up based on the Gazprom Register of Shareholders to be filed up as of the end of the May 8, 2009 operating day.

The Board of Directors approved a list of nominees for the Gazprom Board of Directors and Audit Commission, to be voted for at the Shareholders Meeting.

The items included by the Board of Directors in the Shareholders Meeting agenda are as follows:

• approval of the Annual Report;
• approval of the Annual Accounting Statements including Profit & Loss Statements (Profit & Loss Accounts);
• approval of the distribution of profit based on the results of 2008;
• on the amount, time and form of payment of dividends based on the results of 2008;
• election of the Board of Directors Members;
• election of the Audit Commission Members;
• approval of an auditor;
• on the remuneration of the Board of Directors and Audit Commission Members.