HMS Hydraulic Machines & : and NOVATEK sign Memo on localization of LNG equipment

HMS Group (HMSG) HMS and NOVATEK sign Memo on localization of LNG equipment 01-Oct-2019 / 17:43 MSK Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR), transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. HMS Hydraulic Machines & Systems Group plc (the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "HMS Group")     HMS Group and NOVATEK signMemorandum on localization of LNG equipment   Moscow, Russia - October 1, 2019   HMSGroupannouncestodaythatthecompanyandPAONOVATEK ("NOVATEK") (the "Parties") signedaMemorandumonstrategicpartnership, whichaimsthefurtherdevelopmentofmutualcooperationinafieldofdesignandmanufactureoffirst-of-its-kind-in-Russia equipment for LNG projects.   The Memorandum sets the general principles and main directions of mutually beneficial cooperation.  It composes the long-term intention of the Parties to pursue a wide-scale cooperation to localize the manufacturing of compressors, pumps and other equipment for NOVATEK's LNG projects.   Taking into account a successful experience of cooperation between HMS Group and NOVATEK on design and manufacture of the key compressor-based equipment under the "Arctic cascade" technology (home-grown technology of natural-gas liquefaction, which was developed by NOVATEK), the Parties fixed their mutual interest in cooperative development of new types of high-performance equipment for natural-gas liquefaction as well as further localization of equipment for large-capacity LNG projects and their raw-material base.   Prioritized directions of cooperation, fixed in the Memorandum, comprise design, manufacture and testing of hi-tech pumping and compressor equipment, including submersible cryogenic LNG-unloading pumps, as well as column, heat-exchanging and vessel equipment for natural-gas treatment and liquefaction units.     For more information, please, contact: Inna Kelekhsaeva, Deputy Head of Capital markets, on telephone: [phone], or email: [e-mail] Alexander Rybin, Head of Capital markets, on telephone: [phone], or email: [e-mail]   About HMS Group HMS Group is the leading pump and compressor manufacturer, as well as the provider of flow control solutions and related services for the oil and gas, petrochemistry, nuclear and thermal power generation, water and wastewater sectors in Russia and the CIS headquartered in Moscow, Russia. HMS Group's products are mission-critical elements of projects across a diverse range of industries. HMS has a listing on the London Stock Exchange in the form of global depositary receipts (LSE: HMSG). http://ar2018.grouphms.com   Press Release Information Accuracy Disclaimer Information published in press releases was accurate at the time of publication but may be superseded by subsequent releases or other information.

ISIN:	US40425X4079
Category Code:	AGR
TIDM:	HMSG
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