JSC RusHydro (ticker symbol: MICEX-RTS, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) announces that the Company's Board of Directors held a meeting in absentia on October 10, 2012, to call the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM).

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The Board of Directors resolved to convene the EGM in absentee vote on November 16, 2012. The voting papers should be sent to the Registrar R.O.S.T, Central office: POB 9, 18, Stromynka street, Moscow, Russia, 107996.

The record date for EGM participation is October 11, 2012.

The shareholders can review the documents within 30 days prior to the EGM at the following locations:

- Moscow, 7 Malaya Dmitrovka Street (on working days from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Moscow time); telephone: +7 (495) 225-3232, ext. 1150; 1199;

- Moscow, 18/13 Stromynka Street; JSC R.O.S.T., Company's registrar (on working days from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Moscow time); telephone: +7 (495) 771-7336;

- Krasnoyarsk, 51 Respubliki Street (on working days from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., local time); telephone: +7 (923) 337-5940, +7 (913) 031-7104.

The information will be also available on the Company's web site at: eng.rushydro.ru.

The Board of Directors appointed Maxim Zavalko, Head of Corporate Governance department, a Secretary of the meeting.

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The Board of Directors approved the agenda for EGM:

1.     On increase of the Company’s share capital;

2.     On approval of share purchase agreement on “Irkutskenergo” shares qualified as interest-party transaction;

3.     On approval of interested-party transactions with the State Corporation “Vnesheconombank”.