FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                   

NOVATEK Published 2018 Report on Payments to Governments

Moscow, 26 June 2019. PAO NOVATEK (the "Company") announced today it has published the Company's 2018 Report on Payments to Governments prepared in accordance with Chapter DTR 4.3A, Reports on payments to governments, of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, enacted by the UK Financial Conduct Authority.

The Report is now available to view or download from the Company's website at www.novatek.ru/en. 

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Press Service                                                             Investor Relations

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PAO NOVATEK is the largest independent natural gas producer in Russia, and in 2017, entered the global gas 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. The Company's upstream activities 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. The Company's shares are listed in Russia on Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol «NVTK».