Moscow, December 16, 2013 – Pharmstandard OJSC (“Pharmstandard” or the “Company”), a leading pharmaceutical company in Russia, announces that it has filed today an application for the state registration of OTCPharm PJSC (“OTCPharm”) created through reorganization.

According to the law of Russian Federation, the application should be reviewed by a body which carries out state registration not later than 5 days from the date of filing.

The information on state registration of OTCPharm will be additionally announced in a separate press-release.

Contacts:

Irina Bakhturina 
Head of Investor Relations

Pharmstandard OJSC

+7 495 970 00 30 ext.2824

www.pharmstd.com