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FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of April 15, 2019 No. 55-FZ

About introduction of amendments to articles 40 and 75 of the Federal law "About Joint-stock Companies"

Accepted by the State Duma on April 4, 2019

Approved by the Federation Council on April 10, 2019

Bring in the Federal Law of December 26, 1995 No. 208-FZ "About joint-stock companies" (The Russian Federation Code, 1996, No. 1, Art. 1; 2001, No. 33, Art. 3423; 2006, No. 1, Art. 5; No. 31, Art. 3445; 2011, No. 50, Art. 7357; 2012, No. 53, Art. 7607; 2015, No. 27, Art. 4001; 2016, No. 27, Art. 4276; 2018, No. 53, Art. 8440) following changes:

1) in Article 40:

a) state Item 1 in the following edition:

"1. Shareholders of public society have the privilege of acquisition placed by means of open subscription:

1) the additional shares and issued securities converted into shares, in the quantity pro rata to the number of the stocks of public society of this category (type) owned by them;

2) again placed additional shares of new category (type) and issued securities or additional preferred shares converted into them with benefit in priority of receipt of dividends and the issued securities converted into them in the quantity pro rata to the number of the stocks of public society owned by them.";

b) add with Items 1.1 and 1.2 of the following content:

"1.1. The shareholders of society who were voting against or not taking part in vote on the issue of placement by means of the closed subscription of the shares and issued securities converted into shares have the privilege of acquisition placed by means of the closed subscription:

1) the additional shares and issued securities converted into shares, in the quantity pro rata to the number of the stocks of society of this category (type) owned by them;

2) again placed additional shares of public society of new category (type) and issued securities converted into them in the quantity pro rata to the number of the stocks of public society owned by them granting voting power in case of the solution of the question of placement of the specified securities put to the vote;

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