FAQ

If the personal account of the shareholder lacks data identifying the person (code of id, address of registration and residential address) you should apply to “IDGC of the South”, JSC with the request to provide you with letter of commitment. When receiving the guarantee letter the holder should fill the questionnaire of registered person: www.mcd.ru/forms/forms/F21bnew.doc , and personally or via authorized person (in this case you should provide the authorized person with attorney of right to present the questionnaire to registrar) address to registrar (original id is required). If you use services of Company’s transfer-agents (98-100 Pushkinskaya St., Rostov-on-Don; 35 Krasnaya Naberezhnaya St., Astrakhan; 15 Lenin St., Volgograd) in this case the proof of authenticity of signature at questionnaire should be verified by notary. If you address directly the head office of “MCD”, JSC (Moscow Central Depositary, 34, building 8 Bolshaya Pochtovaya St., Moscow) or to its branches the signature proves the registrar.

Information about the cost of these services can be found at webpage of “MCD”, JSC: http://www.mcd.ru.

An extract from the register of holders is a document given by registrar where the following information is presented: depositor, number of securities of each issue for the moment of providing the extract, facts of obligations and other information on the securities.

The extract from register should contain notes on all restrictions and obligations as of the date of its compiling.

The extract is not a security and only proves the presence of securities at holders account as of the particular date. To receive the extract, person has to provide the registrar with request or application for receiving the information, the application should be filled in here: www.mcd.ru/forms/forms/F06Anew.doc; and the request should be given directly by the registered person or by nominee holder. Registered persons and nominee holders are identified by document of identification.

If the nominee holder provides the request, he should also have the original and notarized copy of document entitling to act on behalf of registered person.

The registrar is obliged to give the person or authorized person the extract within 5 business days.

The information on cost of such service can be found at webpage of Central Moscow Depository.
 

The correct data about the securities holder is an obligation of the shareholder (as per paragraph 5 article 44 of Federal law “On Joint Stock Companies” No. 208 dd. 26.12.2005; paragraph 6.1. Regulation on keeping the register of securities holders approved by the Order of Federal Security Market Commission No. 27 dd. 02.10.1997). If the register of Company’s shareholders contains outdated, wrong or incomplete information then the holders cannot perform any actions of using or selling the shares, because any activities demand the person’s identity.

The person cannot be identified by outdated, wrong or incomplete information. That is why if any changes in your personal records (name, id number, address) occur it is necessary to inform the registrar. For this purpose you will need to fill in the questionnaire here: www.mcd.ru/forms/forms/F21bnew.doc, via the authorized person (i.e. by providing your authorized person with attorney of right to present the questionnaire to registrar) or personally address to the registrar (original id is required). If you use services of Company’s transfer-agents (98-100 Pushkinskaya St., Rostov-on-Don; 35 Krasnaya Naberezhnaya St., Astrakhan; 15 Lenin St., Volgograd) in this case the proof of authenticity of signature at questionnaire should be verified by notary. If you address directly the head office of “MCD”, JSC (Moscow Central Depositary, 34, building 8 Bolshaya Pochtovaya St., Moscow) or to its branches the signature proves the registrar.

Information about the cost of these services can be found at webpage of “MCD”, JSC: http://www.mcd.ru.

You can:

• find the buyer, along with it the transaction can be executed by both parties, it depends on agreement. Also 2 copies of purchase treaty should be made and the transfer form for registrar; it can be found here: www.mcd.ru/forms/forms/F01a.doc. If the buyer is not company’s shareholder he needs to open the personal account (Question 10).
• address to referral service and ask for telephone numbers of broker’s offices, investment companies and banks. By examining the information you can choose the best conditions. Broker’s offices, investment companies and banks close the transaction themselves. We recommend you to use services of professional participants of securities market licensed by FFMS of Russia (Federal Financial Market Service). We want shareholders to pay their attention to the fact that using services of private persons or cornerers as there exists a risk of fraud. As a result of such transaction shareholder may lose shares or sell them by low price.

Information on dynamics and current markings of Company’s shares can be found at our website in the chapter “Securities market”, also you can receive the information about markings by telephone: 279-85-38, 279-85-36. Apart from it, full information on markings you may read at websites of MICEX: www.micex.com and “RTS”, JSC: www.rts.ru/en/. We want you to pay attention to the fact that the price of selling your shares set by broker is lower the one at stock.
Information about the cost of each transaction is placed at website of Moscow Central Depository www.mcd.ru.

Gist of sharesTo complete the gift of shares two copies of gift agreement should be drawn up (one for each party, you can address legal bureau or notary for), also a stock transfer form is needed for registrar:  www.mcd.ru/forms/forms/F01a.doc . If a gift recipient is not a shareholder of the Company he will need to open personal account (Question 9).

The transfer form should be sent to registrar personally or via authorized person (in this case you should provide your authorized person with attorney of right to present the questionnaire to registrar, original id is required). 

Information about the cost of this transaction is placed at website of Moscow Central Depository www.mcd.ru.

You can address broker’s office or investment companies in order to transfer shares to management or to open brokerage account. In case of opening brokerage account or transferring shares as assets you can personally or via broker buy and sell shares at stock exchange price and it is a broker who contacts the registrar.

Account locking of registered person is a transaction fulfilled by the registrar and meant for prevention of unauthorized transfer of securities.

Enlisting the information on locking the personal account at the initiative of shareholder is carried out on the basis of application for locking the account of registered person placed here www.mcd.ru/forms/forms/F13anew_1.doc. Both all the shares and part of shares can be locked at the personal account.
The request personally or via authorized representative (in this case you should provide your authorized person with attorney of right to present the transfer form to registrar) should be given to registrar (original id is required).
The registrar enlists the note on locking transactions of this account in three days from the date of getting the necessary documents, except cases stipulated by the legislative of RF.
The reason of unlocking the personal account is application to unlock the account filled here:www.mcd.ru/forms/forms/F13bnew_1.doc.
The registrar enlists information about unlocking the account in three days from the date of getting the necessary documents.
Information about the cost of this transaction is placed at website of Moscow Central Depository www.mcd.ru. 

Your actions:

• make sure the personal records are correct, if not read the Question 2;
• apply to “MCD”, JSC; telephone (495) 221-13-24;
• read a decision of General shareholders meeting on the issue of dividend payment here

The personal account is opened before depositing securities (securitization) or simultaneously with transfer form. Opening of personal account for private person in the register can be fulfilled by the person or authorized person. To open the account private person has to provide the registrar with questionnaire of registered person with the application:  www.mcd.ru/forms/forms/F21bnew.doc.

The questionnaire should be given to registrar personally or via authorized representative (in this case you should provide your authorized person with attorney of right to present the transfer form to registrar). The original of id is required. The order of authentication of signature is described in Question 2. 

The registrar enlists information about unlocking the account in three days from the date of getting the necessary documents.
Information about the cost of this transaction is placed at website of Moscow Central Depository www.mcd.ru.

The first stage is to visit notary that registers the inheritance. Then the notary makes an inquiry to registrar (Central Moscow Depositary, 34 building 8 Bolshaya Pochtovaya St., Moscow 105082) on the number of IDGC of the South shares possessed by deceased. On the basis of the answer the notary processes a certificate of inheritance.
The registrar makes an entry in the register on transfer of property rights for securities. The following documents are required:

• id card;
• original of notarized copy of certificate of inheritance (is handed to registrar).

These documents are handed to registrar personally or by authorized representative (the authorized person should have attorney for transferring such documents to registrar; the original of id is required).
If the inheritor hasn’t the personal account in shareholders register, he is obliged to provide documents necessary for opening the account (Question 9).
The registrar makes an entry in register list on transfer of rights for securities within three days from the moment of receiving the documents.
The information on cost of such service is placed at webpage of depository centre: www.mcd.ru.

The swap ratio of shares of “Astrakhanenergo”, “Volgogradenergo”, “Kalmenergo”, “Rostovenergo”  converted into additional ordinary shares of “IDGC of the South”, JSC: One (1) ordinary share of “IDGC of the South” with nominal cost 10 kopecks includes:

• 44037/129991 ordinary shares of “Astrakhanenergo”, net value 2 (two) rubles; 
• 44037/2808059 ordinary shares of “Volgogradenergo”, net value 1 (one) ruble î; 
• 44037/2571621 preference shares of “Volgogradenergo”, net value 1 (one) ruble; 
• 44037/228062 ordinary shares of “Rostovenergo”, net value 1 (one) ruble; 
• 44037/208859 preference share of type A of “Rostovenergo”, net value 1  (one) ruble; 
• 44037/1159650 ordinary shares of “Kalmenergo”, net value 4 (four) rubles. 

If while counting number of shares of “IDGC of the South”, JSC owed to shareholder of joining company in the result on conversation the amount of shares is presented by fractional number then in this case the faction should be rounded according to the following rules: 

• if the number following the point is 5-9 the number is rounded upward; 
• if the number following the point is 0-4 then the numbers following the point are not taken into account; 
• if in the result of rounding of the shareholder lacks one share then this holder will be given one ordinary share of ‘IDGC of the South”, JSC