OREANDA-NEWS. JSC RusHydro (ticker symbol: MOEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) announces that Vostok-Finance LLC (100% subsidiary of PJSC RAO ES East) has started a mandatory squeeze out procedure in respect of the remaining ordinary and preferred shares of PJSC RAO ES East.

The shares will be purchased at a price of RUB 0.35 per ordinary share and RUB 0.22 per preferred share (vetted by an independent appraiser), which totally complies with the Russian legislation and equals the price of the tender offer held from November 3, 2015 to January 18, 2016.

As a result of the voluntary offer for purchase of PJSC RAO ES East shares, Vostok-Finance LLC acquired ordinary and preferred shares comprising in aggregate 11.11% of PJSC RAO ES East voting shares, enabling RusHydro Group to consolidate over 95% in share capital of PJSC RAO ES East.

In accordance with the Russian legislation the legal entity which has acquired over 95% of shares in the public joint-stock company as a result of the voluntary offer should exercise a squeeze-out right of the public joint-stock company in relation to the remaining shares. Shareholders should submit to the registrar “STATUS” their applications containing bank or broker account details to receive payment for shares till May 16, 2016.

Any shareholder who fails to submit their requests will be mandatorily withdrawn, with a cash settlement paid into the account of a notary in the city of Khabarovsk, Russian Federation.

The full consolidation of RAO ES of the East ordinary shares is a part of the long-term development program of RusHydro Group aimed to improve the efficiency of control over RAO ES of the East holding.