DCC as a major provider of securities custody, settlement, and re-registration services on the Russian securities market has unique possibilities in delivering corporate information and corporate action services, as well as assisting shareholders in the exercise of their rights.

DCC provides a wide range of services relating to issuers' corporate actions and events and the exercise of shareholder rights:

corporate action services (Issuers' share splits and consolidations, conversions, redemptions, annulment, exercise of pre-emptive rights to acquire additional securities) and assistance in the exercise of rights attached to securities in the process of corporate actions in respect of securities held by DCC Participants in accordance with the DCC Terms & Conditions of Depository Activity;
monitoring of corporate actions and events relating to securities in the client/participant portfolio, notifying clients/participants of any such actions or events, and informing them of the possible consequences of issuers' corporate actions;
proxy voting at shareholder meetings and acting on behalf of securityowners during corporate actions;
collection and distribution of dividend and interest income upon client's request; assistance and advice on dividend payments;
helping clients/participants in tax optimization on income distributions (avoidance of double taxation);
supplying participants/clients with data on securities issuers, including information on issuers' financial position and shareholder meetings materials;
provision of lists of shareholders of record to participants/clients (if such participants hold over 1% of the issuer's voting shares);
supplying participants/clients with data on Registrars and giving advice on the matters relating to securities re-registration;
assisting client/participant in the exercise of rights attached to securities during Issuers' corporate actions;
consulting on all of the above issues;
provision of information on ISIN codes.

Apart from the above services, DCC delivers corporate information in the following ways:

DCC Info System;
DCC Newswire;
Registrars database (currently in Russian only).

The above services are tailored to the specific needs of each client.

DCC receives information directly from Registrars and Issuers, thus ensuring that the information provided is reliable and is delivered in a timely manner.

Information on issuers, securities, dividend/coupon payments, shareholder meetings, and corporate actions/events is available via the DCC Info System.

DCC Info System is a dedicated database to provide information on the following topic:

information on securities issues. It contains all data required for internal recordkeeping and identification of securities in the Depository system:

Information on volumes of security issues and other relevant details;
Information on the previous issues;
par value and type of shares, security registration numbers;

Upon Client request, we gather information about new issuers and registrars, generate reports and directories.

All information provided to our clients is used in DCC's daily operations, which ensures that clients receive only reliable information. Besides, our loyal clients may promptly get answers to all of their questions.



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