Public Joint Stock Interregional Distribution Grid of North West : Сurrent version of the Articles of Association of Rosseti North-West, PJSC approved by the annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company dated 28.05.2021 (Minutes No. 17).

APPROVED BY

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

of IDGC of North-West, PJSC

28.05.2021 (Minutes No. 17)

Chairman of the Meeting

__________________ / K.А. Mikhailik /

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

of "Interregional Distribution Grid Company of North-West"

Public Joint Stock Company

(restated)

St. Petersburg

2021

Article 1. General provisions

1. "Interregional Distribution Grid Company of North-West", Public Joint Stock Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") was founded under the resolution of the founder (Decree No. 153r (153р) of Chairman of the Management Board of RAO "UES of Russia" JSC dated December 9, 2004) in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the Federal Law
   "On Joint Stock Companies", and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation. An entry under primary state registration number 1047855175785 on state registration of the Company on December 23, 2004 is made by the Inter-districtInspectorate of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Taxes and Levies No. 15 for St. Petersburg in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
2. The Company in its activities shall be guided by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation,
   Federal Law "On Joint Stock Companies", Federal Law "On Electric Power Industry", Federal Law "On Peculiarities of Functioning of Electric Power Industry in a Transition Period and on Amending Certain Legislative Enactments of the Russian Federation and on Recognizing Certain Legislative Enactments of the Russian Federation to be Void due to Adoption of the Federal Law "On Electric Power Industry", other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation and these Articles of Association.
3. The Company's full business name in the Russian language is Публичное акционерное общества «Межрегиональная распределительная сетевая компания Северо-Запада». The
   Company's former full business name in the Russian language is Открытое акционерное общество
   «Межрегиональная распределительная сетевая компания Северо-Запада».
   The Company's full business name in the English language is "Interregional Distribution Grid Company of North-West", Public Joint Stock Company. The Company's former full business name in the English language is "Interregional Distribution Grid Company of North-West", Joint Stock Company.
4. Abbreviated business name of the Company in Russian ПАО «МРСК Северо-Запада».
   The Company's former abbreviated name in Russian: ОАО «МРСК Северо-Запада».
   The Company's abbreviated business name in the English language is IDGC of North-West, PJSC. The Company's former abbreviated business name in the English language is IDGC of North- West, JSC.
5. Company's Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia The Company's address shall be specified in Uniform State Register of Legal Entities.
6. The Company was established for an indefinite term.
7. Based on the resolution of the extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company dated December 25, 2007, the Company was reorganized in the form of acquisition of Arkhenergo OJSC, Vologdaenergo OJSC, AEC Komienergo OJSC, Karelenergo OJSC, Kolenergo OJSC, Novgorodenergo OJSC, Pskovenergo OJSC.
   In accordance with:
   deed of transfer approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders of Arkhenergo OJSC dated December 17, 2007, (Minutes No. 2 dated December 26, 2007),
   deed of transfer approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders of Vologdaenergo OJSC dated December 20, 2007, (Minutes No. 3 dated December 25, 2007),
   deed of transfer approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders of AEC Komienergo OJSC dated December 20, 2007, (Minutes No. 24 dated December 26, 2007),
   deed of transfer approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders of Karelenergo OJSC dated December 25, 2007, (Minutes No. 1795pr/1 dated December 25, 2007),
   deed of transfer approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders of Kolenergo OJSC dated

December 17, 2007, (Minutes No. 21 dated December 26, 2007),

deed of transfer approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders of Novgorodenergo OJSC dated December 17, 2007, (Minutes No. 2 dated December 26, 2007),

deed of transfer approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders of Pskovenergo OJSC dated December 17, 2007, (Minutes No. 20 dated December 26, 2007),

upon entering a record into the Unified State Register of Legal Entities on termination of activities of Arkhenergo OJSC, Vologdaenergo OJSC, AEC Komienergo OJSC, Karelenergo OJSC, Kolenergo OJSC, Novgorodenergo OJSC, Pskovenergo OJSC the Company is a legal successor in title to each of the mentioned companies with regard to all of their rights and liabilities.

Article 2. The Company's Legal Status

1. The legal status of the Company shall be determined by the Civil Code of the Russian
   Federation, Federal Law "On Joint Stock Companies", and other regulatory legal enactments of the
   Russian Federation and these Articles of Association.
2. The Company shall be a legal entity and Public Joint-Stock Company in accordance with the Russian Federation laws.
3. The Company owns such property as is included on its independent balance sheet and is liable for its debts to the extent of such property, and may, in its own name, acquire and exercise property and personal non-property rights, assume responsibilities, and act as a claimant and defendant in court.
4. The Company shall have the right to open bank accounts in the territory of the Russian Federation and abroad in accordance with the established procedure.
5. The Company shall be liable for its obligations by all the property it possesses.

The Company is not liable for the obligations of the State and authorities thereof as well as for those of its shareholders.

The shareholders of the Company are not liable for obligations of the Company except for cases set forth in the applicable law of the Russian Federation.

The shareholders shall be entitled to alienate their shares without any consent of other shareholders and the Company.

The shareholders of the Company shall bear the risk of losses related to its activities to the limit of the value of the shares they possess.

1. The Company shall possess a round seal containing its full business name in the Russian language and its location.
   The Company may have stamps and letterheads specifying its trade name, its own logo, as well as a trademark registered in due course and other means of identification.
2. The Company shall possess civil rights and bear responsibilities which are necessary to exercise any types of the activities that are not prohibited by federal laws.
3. The Company shall be entitled to establish branches and open representative offices in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the Federal Law on Joint-Stock Companies, as well as other federal laws. Branches and representative offices of the Company are not legal entities. Branches and representative offices of the Company shall be vested with the property by the Company that established them and act on the basis of the regulations approved by the Company.
   The head of the Company's branch or that of the representative office shall be appointed by the Company's General Director and shall act on the basis of a power of attorney issued by the Company.
   The Company shall be liable for the activities performed by its branch and representative office.

The information on the Company's branches and representative offices, if any, shall be stated in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.

The Company shall be entitled to have subsidiary business entities vested with the rights of legal entities in the territory of the Russian Federation, established in accordance with the Federal Law "On Joint Stock Companies" and other federal laws and these Articles of Association; outside the territory of the Russian Federation - in accordance with the laws of the foreign state at the location of the subsidiary business entity, unless otherwise envisaged by the international agreement of the Russian Federation.

1. A business entity where the Company holds more than 20 (twenty) percent of voting shares (participatory interests) is recognized to be an affiliated company for the purpose hereof.
2. When the Company organizes work with the information constituting a state secret, the legislation of the Russian Federation has an unconditional priority.
   Court proceedings on all matters related to state secrets shall be held in the territory of the Russian Federation and in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Article 3. The Goal and Lines of the Company's Activities

3.1. The major goals of the Company's activities shall be:

- profit generation by the Company;

- performance of efficient and reliable functioning of the facilities of the distribution electricity

grid;

• provision of stable development of the distribution electricity grid;
• provision of reliable and high-quality energy supply to consumers (in respect of delivery and transmission of electric energy).

3.2. In order to generate profit and ensure attainment of its goals, the Company shall be entitled to carry out any types of the activities that are not prohibited by the law, including:

- provision of electricity transmission services; - operational process management;

- provision of services of technical connection of power receiving devices (power installations) of legal entities and individuals to power grids;

- performance of functions on accumulation, transmission and processing of technological information, including the data on measurements and counting;

- control over the safe maintenance of electrical installations by consumers connected to the Company's power grids;

- activity on electric power grids operation;

- provision of services on exercising powers of the sole executive body of business entities; - provision of services on trust property management;

- carrying out of operations with securities in accordance with the procedures determined by the existing Russian Federation laws;

- carrying out of agent activities;

- project and cost estimate, research and development, and design activities; - provision of transportation and forwarding services;

- provision of consulting, consultation and information services;

- performance of works defining the conditions for parallel operation in accordance with the use conditions established for the Unified Energy System of Russia within the framework of contractual relations;

- operation under agreements with owners of power facilities that are not registered on the Company's balance sheet;

- ensuring the serviceability and sound work of the electric grid equipment in accordance

with the applicable regulatory requirements, carrying out of maintenance works, diagnostics, repairs of electric grids and other electricity grid facilities;

• carrying out of tests and measurements as regards power installations (including those possessed by consumers);
• ensuring the serviceability and sound work, carrying out maintenance, diagnostics and repair of the controlling communication networks, measuring and metering devices, relay protection equipment and emergency automation equipment and other process equipment related to functioning of the electric grid complex;
• development of long-term estimates, prospective and current plans for the development of electricity grid industry, target comprehensive research and development, economic and social programs;
• development of power supply grids and other electricity grid facilities including designing, engineering survey, construction, reconstruction and technical re-equipping, assembling and alignment;
• development of grids of process-oriented communication and telemechanics, measurement and accounting means, relay protection and emergency automation equipment, and other process- oriented equipment related to functioning of the electric grid complex, including designing, civil survey, construction, reconstruction, technical re-equipping, assembling and alignment;
• operation of hazardous production facilities;
• activities with regard to scientific research, engineering development and technological works inclusive of design, development and adoption of new machinery, technologies and methods and improvement of those already available with a view of enhancing reliability, quality, economic efficiency and environmental safety of consumer power supply, creation of conditions for the development of the power supply system of Russia, implementation of sector R&D and innovation programs, participation in the formation of sector R&D funds;
• arrangement and carrying out of production control over the compliance with the requirements of industrial safety of hazardous production facilities;
• organization of work ensuring occupational safety;
• liquidation of process-oriented disturbances at electric power grid facilities;
• carrying out of activities related to works and services of the nature protection;
• activities, the process of implementation of which is related to influencing the environment, formation, collection, use, utilization, storing and burial, displacement and transportation and placement of industrial wastes;
• activities related to use of aquatic objects;
• activities related to use of natural resources including subsoil assets and forests;
• activities related to the sphere of metrology;
• activities related to manufacturing and repairing of metering devices;
• activities related to providing services of assembly, repair and maintenance of devices and instruments for measurements, control, testing, navigation, target location and other purposes;
• activities related to handling of hazardous wastes;
• activity related to preventing fires;
• carrying out of works on assembling, repair and maintenance of fire safety means of buildings and constructions;
• organization and carrying out of works with the personnel, including training and retraining, checking of the personnel's knowledge in the machine operation rules, fire safety rules and labor safety rules, and other rules and regulations in accordance with the applicable regulatory documentation at power industry enterprises;
• transportation of passengers and goods by road, rail, air and inland waterways (including in relation to dangerous goods);