OREANDA-NEWS. May 30, 2012. Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System (“Federal Grid Company” or "the Company”) (MICEX-RTS, LSE: FEES), announces that its Board of Directors decided on 25 May 2012 that the FGC Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place at 12:00 on 29 June 2012 in Moscow at 199 Prospect Mira, building 55.

The Board of Directors approved the following agenda for the AGM:

1) Approval of the Company’s annual report;

2) Approval of the Company’s annual financial statements;

3) Approval of the distribution of the Company’s 2011 profit

4) Approval of the payment (non-payment) of dividends for 2011

5) Approval of remuneration for the Board of Directors members who are not representatives of the Russian Federation government on the basis of the Company’s internal policies

6) Election of the Company’s Board of Directors

7) Election of the Company’s Review Commission

8) Approval of the Company’s independent auditor

9) Approval of a new version of the Revision Commission regulations

10) Approval of a new version of the regulations governing the remuneration of members of the Company’s Board of Directors

11) Approval of related party transactions

Shareholders may review materials for the AGM from 9 June 2012 until 28 June 2012 (except for weekends and public holidays) from 10:00 to 17:00 at the following addresses: 32 Ul. Novogorozhskaya, bldg 1, Moscow (Registrar Status) or 5A Ul. Academika Chelomeya, office 110. The materials will also be available on the Federal Grid website: www.federal-grid.com

The FGC Board of Directors also set the date for the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), which will be held at 12:00 on 7 August 2012 in Moscow at 199 Prospect Mira, building 55. The EGM agenda includes dismissal of the current members of the Board of Directors, and the appointment of new members of the Board of Directors. Shareholders holding no less than a 2% stake in the company have the right to propose candidates for the Board; proposals must be delivered to Federal Grid Company no later than 8 July 2012.

The shareholder register cutoff date for both the AGM and EGM is 25 May 2012.

Additionally, the FGC Board of Directors: provisionally signed off on the annual report and financial statements for 2011; approved liability insurance for members of the Board of Directors, Management Board and Chief Accountant for up to 3 billion roubles; recommended not paying a dividend for 2011; and also recommended approval of RSM Top-Audit as the Company’s auditor.