OJSC LSR Group has been formally notified by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (DBTCA) of a change in the percentage

12 September 2008

Today, on 12 September 2008, OJSC LSR Group (LSE: LSRG; MICEX, RTS: LSRG) has been formally notified by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (DBTCA) of a change in the percentage of ordinary shares of OJSC LSR Group held by DBTCA.

Percentage of ordinary shares of OJSC LSR Group held by DBTCA before the change: 9.99%

Percentage of ordinary shares of OJSC LSR Group held by DBTCA after the change: 10.002%

Rationale for a change in the percentage of ordinary shares of OJSC LSR Group held by DBTCA: acquisition of issuer’s ordinary shares by the aforesaid entity.

Notes to Editors:

OJSC LSR Group is a diversified construction company founded in 1993 and operating in a number of complementary market segments. Its core business areas are building materials, construction and real estate development. The Group includes enterprises for extraction and processing of aggregates, production and transportation of building materials, and housing construction — from mass market large-panel housing to elite property built after designs made by leading domestic and foreign architects.

LSR Group has operations and offices in a number of cities in the Leningrad Oblast, in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine and Germany. LSR Group employs over 15,000 people.

In 2005 and 2006, the revenues of LSR Group (according to IFRS statements) were US$ 463 million and US$ 777 million respectively. In 2007, the revenues amounted to US$ 1,403 million.

LSR Group has a B1 rating  from Moody’s Investors Service (outlook — Stable) assigned in July 2007 and confirmed on 30 May 2008 and a B+ rating by Fitch Ratings (outlook — Stable) assigned on 30 May 2008. The Group’s shares are listed on MICEX and RTS and on the London Stock Exchange in the form of GDRs since its IPO in November 2007. 

In 2007, LSR Group was awarded ‘The Company of the Year’ National Award in the ‘Construction’ category.

For more details please contact:

Press Service, LSR Group
+7 (812) 314-1044
press@lsrgroup.ru
www.lsrgroup.ru

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