UC RUSAL shareholders endorse 2025 accounts, cancel dividend and refresh board; B1-Audit retained as 2026 auditor

Bulletin Express06-26

United Company RUSAL (“UC RUSAL”) disclosed the results of its 25 June 2026 annual general meeting held in Kaliningrad, where shareholders representing 13.56 billion votes—or 89.28 % of the 15.19 billion voting shares—formed a valid quorum. All seven agenda items were approved.

The meeting ratified the 2025 consolidated annual report, IFRS consolidated financial statements and Russian-GAAP standalone statements. Each item received approximately 66.45 % support, with abstentions accounting for roughly 28.81 % of votes cast.

Shareholders backed the board’s proposal to retain 2025 profit and forego dividend distribution. The resolution passed with 62.93 % in favour and 32.33 % against.

B1-Audit LLC was re-appointed as external auditor for 2026 with 95.26 % approval. Total remuneration was set at RUB 235.20 million (excluding VAT and related taxes) for the audit of full-year and half-year accounts under both Russian Accounting Standards and IFRS, alongside related services. The company agreed to provide unlimited indemnity for audit-related expenses and losses.

A 14-member Board of Directors was elected, comprising: • Natalia Albrekht • Liudmila Galenskaia • Anton Egorov • Bernard Zonneveld (independent, tenure > nine years) • Elena Ivanova • Evgenii Nikitin • Evgeny Shvarts • Vladimir Kolmogorov • Semen Mironov • Christopher Burnham • Kevin Parker • Anna Vasilenko • Timothy Talkington • Vladimir Cherniavskii

Support for individual directors ranged from 62.73 % to 91.71 %.

Three members were appointed to the Internal Audit Committee: Evgeny Burdygin, Oksana Petrova and Nataliya Cherepanova, each receiving about 62.91 % affirmative votes.

UC RUSAL’s ordinary shares are registered in Russia (ISIN RU000A1025V3) and trade in Hong Kong under code 486.

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