3 Jan 2013 07:00
3 January, 2013
AVANGARDCO INVESTMENTS PUBLIC LIMITED
EGM Notification
Kyiv, Ukraine -AVANGARDCO INVESTMENTS PUBLIC LIMITED (LSE: AVGR) (the "Company", or "AVANGARDCO IPL"), the leading producer of shell eggs and egg products in Ukraine and number one producer in Eurasia, announces today its Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") of Shareholders to be held at Anexartisias & Kyriakou Matsi, 3, Rousos Limassol Tower, 10th floor, 3040 Limassol, Cyprus, at 12:00 pm, local time, on Wednesday, January30, 2013.
The following matters will be on the agenda:
1. Changes to the Board of Directors
2. Appointment of Mrs. Nataliya Vasylyuk as a Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
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IR contacts:
Alina Korniets
AVANGARDCO IPL
Acting Head of Investor Relations
Telephone: +38 044 393 40 50
Mobile: +38 067 664 49 99
e-mail: a.korniets@avangardco.ua
FTI Consulting London Larisa Kogut-Millings +44 (0) 20 7269 7216 | FTI Consulting Moscow Oleg Leonov Olga Terebova +7 495 795 06 23 |
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Notes to Editors:
Avangardco IPL is one of Ukraine's largest agro-industrial companies, specialising in production of shell eggs and egg products. As at 30 September, 2012, the total poultry flock of the Company was 27.4 million birds. The Company's facilities are located in 14 regions of Ukraine and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The Company exported its products to 34 countries, mostly in the Middle East, Asia, and the CIS. As at 30 September 2012, the Company's revenue amounted to USD 445.8 million (9M 2011: USD 334.9 million), and EBITDA reachedUSD194.0 million (9M 2011: USD 140.6 million).
The Company's Global Depositary Receipts have been traded on the London Stock Exchange since May 2010. The Company's Eurobonds of around USD 200 million with a maturity on 29 October, 2015 were included in the official list of the UK Listing Authority (UKLA) and admitted to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange starting 1 November, 2010.
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