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Announcement Regarding Third Quarter and Nine Months 2022 Financial Statements

Moscow, 26 October 2022. PAO NOVATEK ("NOVATEK" and/or the "Company") announced today that the Company has decided not to publish its financial statements and not to hold a teleconference with investors on the third quarter and the nine months 2022 financial results.

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PAO NOVATEK is the largest independent natural gas producer in Russia, and in 2017, entered the global LNG market by successfully launching the Yamal LNG project. Founded in 1994, the Company is engaged in the exploration, production, processing and marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. Upstream activities of the Company's subsidiaries and joint ventures are concentrated mainly in the prolific Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region, which is the world's largest natural gas producing area and accounts for approximately 80% of Russia's natural gas production and approximately 15% of the world's gas production. NOVATEK is a public joint stock company established under the laws of the Russian Federation.