Gazprom’s Board of Directors’ ordinary meeting will be held on April 13, 2004, at 3:00 PM, Moscow time. The meeting agenda is as follows:

• Gazprom’s Draft Financial Plan, Investment Program and Cost Optimization Program for 2005-2006;
• Improving Gazprom’s corporate governance;
• Filing the Gazprom Group’s property register;
• And other issues tackled by the Board of Directors.

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