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EAHCISS one-pager for St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

Today EAHCISS had a preparatory meeting with an member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) at the European Parliament in Brussels. During the meeting a one-pager was presented and copies were provided to the MEP for meetings with Russian members of the Duma. The one-pager contains challeges identified by EAHCISS and proposed solutions. The one-pager is bilangual with one side in English and the other side in Russian. Our one-pager can be downloaded here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/143UdEwhk9tc84vwg-TcjkFpCVMTWPVHk/view?usp=sharing   There will also be at least one member of EAHCISS attending the Forum. We wish all attendees of the Forum fruitful meetings, conversations and dialogues.

JP Morgan liquidated shares underlying NCSP ADRs

In April 2026 JP Morgan accounced that it has liquidated the shares underlying the ADRs of Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP): https://api.markitdigital.com/jpmadr-public/v1/cms/document?cmsId=c440676901554f368872385d7eb55355&sequenceNo=4 JP Morgan sold the underlyings shares for $0.032996 per share, so $2.474700 per ADR. After fees and the correction for missing underlying shares due to forced conversion the cash distribution per ADR will be $ 2.389009 upon cancellation of the ADRs. The liquidation sale was executed at a significant discount to the current price at the Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX) is approximately 8.40 Rubles per ordinary share (so 630 Rubles per ADR). JP Morgan has so far sold the underlying shares of three Russian ADR-programs at significant discounts to the share price at the MOEX: Magnit supermarkets, Mobile Telesystems and Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP).

JP Morgan liquidated shares underlying MTS ADRs

In April 2026 JP Morgan accounced that it has liquidated the shares underlying the ADRs of Mobile Telesystems (MTS): https://api.markitdigital.com/jpmadr-public/v1/cms/document?cmsId=8043843bdfc5456fafcbf1f694cc0f6a&sequenceNo=1 JP Morgan sold the underlyings shares for $0.820352 per share, so $1.640704 per ADR. This amount is quite a bit less than the tender offer by MTS back in 2024 for 95 Rubles per ordinary share ( https://ir.mts.ru/en/tender_offer ). JP Morgan did not participate in the tender offer back then. After fees and the correction for missing underlying shares due to forced conversion the cash distribution per ADR will be $ 1.582695 upon cancellation of the ADRs. The liquidation sale was executed at a significant discount to the current price at the Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX) is approximately 220 Rubles per ordinary share (so 440 Rubles per ADR). JP Morgan has so far sold the underlying shares of three Russian ADR-programs at significant discounts to the share price...

EAHCISS Annual General Meeting to take place on 6th of June 2026

The annual general meeting (AGM) of EAHCISS will take place during the afternoon of the 6th of June 2026 in hybrid form. Members of EAHCISS can attend physically at a location located centrally in the Netherlands in person or via video connection. After the physical meeting there will be social drinks with the opportunity to chat with other members and the board. Members of EAHCISS will receive an email with more information and how to register for the AGM over the next two weeks.

O'key Group to delist from AIX

On April 10, 2026, the Gerenal Meetingof O'KEY GROUP S.A. decided to suspend trading on the AIX (Astana International Exchange) in the Group's global depositary receipts (ISIN US6708662019) from May 8, 2026 and to terminate trading and exclude these GDRs (ISIN US6708662019) from the official list of the AIX from May 13, 2026. O'key Group GDRs have also been listed on the Moscow Exchange since December 2020. It is planned that after delisting from AIX, the GDR program will continue to be traded on the Moscow Exchange. More information can be found here: https://okeygroup.lu/press-center/press-releases/2026/2033/

Nanduq (formerly known as Qiwi) buyback offer

Nanduq (formerly known as Qiwi) has launched a buyback tender offer for its depositary shares (ISIN US74735M1080). Nanduq is offering 4.3 USD per depositary share. Shareholders can sign up for the tender offer until the 17th of April. More information on the buyback offer can be found on the website of Nanduq: https://nanduq.com/investors/buyback/

Sberbank dividends over 2022 and 2023

We have received some questions about the Sberbank dividends over 2022 and 2023. The dividends over 2022 for ordinary shares held via Western nominee holders were returned to Sberbank and can be claimed until the 21st of April 2026 (that is when the 3 year statutory period expires). The dividends over 2023 (distributed in 2024) for ordinary shares held via Western nominee holders were transferred to the type C accounts of these nominee holders (such as Interactive Brokers or Citibank). Interactive Brokers has indicated to clients that they are working on the reconciliation in regards to the dividends over 2023 (they have to work out which clients directly claimed these dividends via Raiffeisenbank Russia). Once this process is completed Interactive Brokers is expected to start displaying the Sberbank dividends that have been paid on ordinary shares in the accounts of investors. Dividends on depositary receipts have not been paid over the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. These dividends shoul...

X5 has now largely executed a mandatory conversion of X5 Global Depositary Receipts into Dutch Depositary Receipts

X5 Netherlands has notified investors that BNY has assisted in the mandatory conversion of X5 Global Depositary Receipts into Dutch Depositary Receipts. Holders that participated in the share distribution of X5 Russia are effectively denied ownership of X5 Netherlands shares. Investors can self declare that they did not participate in the share distribution of X5 Russia and become a Qualified shareholder (via Dutch Depositary Receipts) in X5 Netherlands. Only Qualified shareholders can transfer depositary receipts and participate in the planned cash distribution. More information can be found here: https://x5.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/stage-one-announcement_final.pdf