Vladimir Potanin has no plans to extend the shareholder agreement with Rusal that governed Norilsk Nickel's dividend payments. "The shareholder agreement is coming to an end this year, and Norilsk Nickel is moving to a normal corporate governance system," he said in an interview with RBC. Parties also failed to start negotiations on the merger of Norilsk Nickel with UC Rusal, which could have been an alternative to the extension of the agreement.