5.4. COOPERATION WITH INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

The leading investment banks’ analysts
trip to the Company refineries
in the Samara region

COOPERATION WITH INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

Rosneft shares are one of the most attractive investment targets among the Russian issuers.
10.75 % of them are free-floating, including 7.50 % in the form of global depositary receipts (GDRs) listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The company has a diversified investor base of more than 700 institutional investors.

International institutional investors of the Company are headquatered in the major centers of business and financial activity, including New York, Boston, Los Angeles, London, Frankfurt, Stockholm, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo.

For ten years since the IPO, Rosneft quotes have shown an upward trend, exceeding peers and MICEX Index figures. Thus, for the period starting July 19, 2016 and by the end of April, 2016 Rosneft stocks increased 72% on MICEX which is 51-110 pp higher than the nearest competitors’ and 25 pp above the MICEX index numbers.

SPEAKING OF MAJOR COMPANIES, WE PAY ATTENTION TO THEIR FOCUS ON SELF-FINANCING AND POSITIVE CATALYZERS OF CAPITALIZATION GROWTH. THE PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO THE ROSNEFT SHARES (TO BUY RECOMMENDATION). WE FORECAST THAT IN 2016 THE ROSNEFT SHARES SHALL BE TRADED THE BEST AMONG THE OTHER OIL COMPANIES, AS ROSNEFT MANAGED TO PREVENT THE BALANCE MISALIGNMENT AND IS SHOWING HIGH RATE OF PRODUCTION AND OPEX REDUCTION >>.

Morgan Stanley analyst

Rosneft key index membership

Index Company weight
MSCI Russia 3.61 %
FTSE Russia IOB 11 %
MICEX 4.21 %
SCI1 21.367 %

Major international institutional investors of Rosneft

Institution Country
Alfred Berg Kapitalförvaltning AB Sweden
Amundi Asset Management SA France
APG Asset Management Netherlands
BlackRock, Inc. USA
Canada Pension Plan Investment Canada
Capital International, Inc. USA
Credit Suisse AG Switzerland
Deka Investment GmbH Germany
Delaware Management Business Trust USA
Deutsche Asset&Wealth Management Germany
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP USA
Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP USA
Grantham, Mayo, Von Otterloo Co. USA
HSBC Global Asset Management UK
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management USA
JPMorgan Asset Management UK
Neptune Investment Management Ltd. UK
Nordea Investment Management AB Denmark
Norges Bank Investment Management Norway
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC USA
Pictet Asset Management Switzerland / UK
Raiffeisen Kapitalanlage-Gesellschaft mbH Austria
RAM Active Investments SA Switzerland
Robeco Institutional Asset Management BV Netherlands
SEB Varahaldus AS Estonia
Sjunde AP-fonder Sweden
SSgA Funds Management LLC USA
Swedbank Robut Fonder AB Sweden
The Casse de depot et placement du Québec Canada
The Dreyfus Corp. USA
The Vanguard Group USA
TIAA-CREF Investment Management USA
UBS AG Investment Management Switzerland
UBS Asset Management Ltd. UK
Wellington Management Group USA

Source: FactSet.

35,3 %

THE COMPANY TSR IN 2015, WHICH IS BY 8 p.p. HIGHER THAN AN AVERAGE INDICATOR OF THE COMPARABLE RUSSIAN COMPANIES

IN 2015 THE TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN IS BY 4.2  p.p. HIGHER THAN THE GROWTH OF MICEX INDEX OF COMPANIES WITH STATE PARTICIPATION

In 2015, the total shareholder return (TSR) of Rosneft was 35.3%, which is 8 pp higher than the average for the Russian peer group.

Cooperation with current and potential investors of the Company is carried out by the Chairman of the Management Board, senior management of the Business units, Vice-President for Economics and Finance, as well as Investor Relations Department. In 2015, an active investor relations program was carried out, including 9 strategic presentations by the Chairman of the Management Board at major international investment forums, as well as about 150 one-on-one and group meetings held by the Company management with leading investment funds. The feedback received from investors is reported to the Company management on a regular basis.

Currently, the Company is covered by 18 investment banks. Thanks to successfull efforts during 2015 five investment banks upgraded their recommendations including 3 who switched from “Hold” to “Buy”.

Key trading figures of Rosneft ordinary shares and depositary receipts in 2015

Instrument 52 week high 52 week low Volume-weighted average price Average daily trading volume, mln Average daily trading value, USD mln
Depositary receipt (LSE), USD 5,24 3,19 4,07 6,39 25,96
Ordinary shares (MICEX), RUB 290,20 196,75 247,40 4,79 19,47

Source: Bloomberg

Bank Recommendation, begining of 2015 Recommendation, end of 2015
1. Gazprombank Hold Hold
2. Otkrytie revised Hold
3. Renaissance Capital Hold Hold
4. Sberbank CIB Hold Hold
5. Uralsib Hold Hold
6. BCS prime Sell Hold
7. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hold Hold
8. Citibank Hold Buy
9. Credit Suisse Hold Sell 1
10. Deutsche Bank Hold Buy
11. Goldman Sachs Hold Buy
12. HSBC Sell Sell1
13. J. P. Morgan Sell Hold
14. Morgan Stanley Buy Buy
15. Raiffeisen Bank Buy Buy
16. UBS Hold Hold2
17. Aton on watch on watch
18. ВТБ on watch on watch

Key IR events IN 2015

February

Speech of the Chairman of the Management Board at the International Petroleum Week (IP Week) conference in London.

Meeting of the Company management with leading international funds.

March

Disclosure of the Company’s Q4 and 12M 2014 results. Conference call for investors with the participation of the Finance and Business units management.

Video call of the Head of Finance unit with members of the UBS investment conference in the USA.

Group meeting of the Company top managers with investors.

April

One-on-one meetings with investors during the Sberbank CIB investment conference.

 

May

Meeting of the Chairman of the Management Board and heads of Business units with the representatives of international investment funds as to the strategic priorities of Rosneft and the basic parameters of the business plan.

Publication of the Rosneft Annual Report.

June

Shareholder Identification and Perception Study implementation.

Speech of the Chairman of the Management Board at the Annual General Shareholders Meeting.

Speech of the Chairman of the Management Board at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Disclosure of the Company’s Q1 2015 results.

Conference call for investors with the participation of the Finance and Business units management.

Meeting of the Finance and Business units management with analysts of the leading investment banks in the framework of the Annual General Shareholders Meeting.

July

Group meeting of the Company top managers with investors.

August

Disclosure of the Company’s Q2 2015 results.

Conference call for investors with the participation of the Finance and Business units management.

September

Speech of the Chairman of the Management Board at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

October

Speech of the Chairman of the Management Board at the IV Eurasian Forum in Verona.

One-on-one meetings with investors during the VTB Capital Investment Forum RUSSIA CALLING!

One-on-one meetings with investors during the investment conference of J.P. Morgan ‘Credit&Equities Emerging Markets Conference’ in London.

Site-visit of the analysts of the leading investment banks to the Company’s fields and refineries in the Samara Region.

November

Rosneft participation at the conference ‘Power bridge Russia – Japan’ in Tokyo.

Individual meetings with investors under CEEMEA 1 on 1 Conference hosted by Goldman Sachs.

Individual meetings with investors under Global Natural Resources Conference investment conference of Goldman Sachs.

Disclosure of the Company’s Q3 2015 results.

Conference call for investors with the participation of the Finance and Business units management.

December

One-on-one meetings with investors during Moscow Exchange and UBS Forum in London.

One-on-one meetings with investors during UBS Global Emerging Markets One-on- One Conference.

Shareholder Identification and Perception Study implementation.

One-on-one meetings with investors in USA.



THE ROSNEFT ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2014 WAS PRIZE-WINNER IN THE CATEGORY OF ‘BEST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMPANY WITH A CAPITALIZATION OF OVER RUB 200 bln’ AT THE XVIII ANNUAL CONTEST OF ANNUAL REPORTS ORGANIZED BY THE MOSCOW EXCHANGE AND THE RCB MEDIA GROUP.

Chairman of the Management Board as well as Heads of Business units support the regular cooperation with the investment community. These meetings allow the investors, analysts, representatives of international rating agencies to receive first hand information about the vector of the Company’s strategic development, production activities and financial management. On a quarterly basis, Rosneft holds conference calls for investors with the participation of the Finance and Business units management covering results for the reporting period in detail. Information for shareholders and investors, including press releases, presentations, Rosneft Annual and Sustainability Report, material facts on decisions of the Board of Directors and the Management Board are published on the corporate website www.rosneft.ru

Rosneft held Energy Bridge Russia — APR session at the Eastern Economic Forum with heads of the world leading companies participating