Notice of change in share of company

August 12, 2020. Moscow, Russia. PJSC RusHydro (ticker symbol: MOEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) announces that its direct ownership of JSC "SEK" (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, INN: 6501210088, OGRN: 1096501006030) changed from 26.94% to 34.62%.

The grounds on which the issuer has received the right to dispose of a certain number of votes attached to the voting shares (interests) constituting the company's authorized capital: acquisition of an interest in JSC "SEK".

Number and percentage of votes attached to the voting shares (interests) constituting the company's authorized capital that the issuer had the right to dispose of before the effective date of the relevant grounds: direct disposal of 3,507,568 ordinary shares, which constitutes 26.94% of votes; indirect disposal of 1,000,000 ordinary shares, which constitutes 7.68% of votes; total disposal of 4,507,568 ordinary shares, which constitutes 34.62% of votes.

Number and percentage of votes attached to the voting shares (interests) constituting the company's authorized capital to which the issuer received the right of disposal after the effective date of the applicable grounds: direct disposal of 4,507,568 ordinary shares, which constitutes 34.62% of votes; indirect disposal of 1,000,000 ordinary shares, which  constitutes 7.68% of votes; total disposal of 5,507,568 ordinary shares, which constitutes 42.31% of votes.

Effective date of the grounds based on which the issuer has received the right to dispose of a certain number of votes attached to the voting shares (interests) constituting the company's authorized capital: date of acquisition of shares - August 12, 2020.

Date on which the issuer learned of the grounds based on which the issuer received the right to dispose of a certain number of votes that constitutes 5% or has become more than 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50%, 75%, or 95% of the total votes attached to the voting shares (interests) constituting the company's authorized capital: August 12, 2020.

About RusHydro

RusHydro Group is the leading producer of renewable energy in Russia. It is one of Russia's largest generating company and is the fourth in the world with over 400 generating facilities. The Group's total electricity generation capacity including Boguchanskaya HPP is 38.0 GW.

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