SPECIAL REGIME FOR THE REPURCHASE OF ASSETS BY FOREIGN INVESTORS

On 4 August 2026, the President of the Russian Federation signed a law introducing amendments to Federal Law No. 160-FZ of 9 July 1999 “On Foreign Investments in the Russian Federation”. These amendments introduce a special procedure governing the repurchase by foreign investors of Russian assets that they had previously sold off, including shares and participation interests in Russian companies, as well as other business assets (the “Assets”).

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The amendments effectively provide for the possibility, subject to certain conditions, of terminating foreign investors’ rights to acquire the Assets under option arrangements previously entered into with them.

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