That would take the total value of the payout to 36.564 billion roubles ($1.25 billion) and increase dividend yield to 1.65 percent, still one of the lowest among the Russian peers.
Analysts said that the average dividend yield in Russian oil and gas sector is expected to come at between 4 and 5 percent.
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Lidia Kelly)
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