The Board of Directors' recommendations about the amount of dividends for 2023

At the meeting held on March 18, the Board of Directors recommended that the General Shareholders Meeting approve the payment of final dividends for 2023 in the amount of RUB 225 per share before tax, for a total of 2.75 bln rubles, excluding payment of dividends on treasury shares.

If the general meeting of shareholders approves the final dividends, the total payment for the year, including the interim dividends paid for 1H and 3Q 2023, will be RUB 680 per share before tax, in total — 8.06 bln rubles, which corresponds to 100% of Novabev Group's net profit under IFRS for 2023. The growth of dividend’s payment per share will be 9% compared to the same period last year.

The Annual General Shareholders Meeting will be held on April, 25, 2024 in absentia. It is recommended that the list of shareholders entitled to receive dividends be drawn up as of May, 13, 2024.

*According to the results of the 9 months of 2023, 5.3 bln rubles were allocated to pay dividends on outstanding shares (excluding treasury shares).