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NOVATEK Receives Gold Award at the LACP INSPIRE 2019

Moscow, 6 December 2019. PAO NOVATEK ("NOVATEK" and/or the "Company") announced today that the Company's Sustainability Report 2018 received a Gold Award of the International LACP INSPIRE 2019 competition in the category "Print".

One of the most prestigious in the field of corporate communications, the American League of Communication Professionals (LACP) recognizes various categories of winners since 2001. The contest was created to identify the best practices in corporate communications and to recognize outstanding professional achievements with companies participating from more than 20 countries every year.

NOVATEK's Sustainability Report 2018 is downloadable on the Company's corporate website.

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For more information please visit: www.novatek.ru

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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. 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».