29 Oct 2010 07:00

29 October, 2010
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AVANGARDCO INVESTMENTS PUBLIC LIMITED
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TRADING UPDATE
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KYIV, UKRAINE - AVANGARDCO INVESTMENTS PUBLIC LIMITED (LSE: AVGR) (the "Company" or "Avangard"), the leading producer of shell eggs and egg products in Ukraine, today announces its trading update for the nine months ending 30 September 2010.
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Note: This press release includes the data for the first nine months of the current year without comparison to the same period last year because the Company did not publish results for this period prior to the IPO in May 2010.
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Shell Egg Segment
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During the first nine months of 2010 Avangard produced 2,968 million shell egg pieces. As of 30 September 2010 the Company's total flock was 20.7 million birds.
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The average sale price for eggs stood at UAH 0.48 (excluding VAT) per egg in the first nine months of 2010. The Company expects the growth in egg prices to continue until the end of the year given the fact that the price for eggs in Q4 is traditionally high. Shell egg sales to external consumers totalled 2,669 million pieces.
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During the period the Company continued to execute its strategy of focusing on the development of its customer base. As a result, in Q32010 the share of the Company's sales volume through modern retailers increased to 17% of the Company's total shell eggs sales volume.
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During the period the Company exported its shell eggs to Georgia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Syria, Turkey and Moldova. Â
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Egg Products Segment
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During the first nine months of 2010 the Company processed 567 million eggs and the average sale price of dry egg products during the reporting period was US $6.81 per kg. (excluding VAT).
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During the period the Company exported dry egg products to Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, Oman, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Moldova and Pakistan.
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The trading performance of the Company has been in line with management expectations and we expect to report a robust set of financial results for 2010.
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For further information please contact:
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Financial Dynamics London Ben Foster Marc Cohen  +44 20 7831 3113   | Financial Dynamics Moscow Leonid Solovyev   +7 495 795 06 23  |
For investor relations enquiries:
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Victoria Korolchuk
Avangard
Head of Investor Relations
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phone.: +38 044 593 28 60
mob.: +38 067 214 84 23
e-mail: v.korolchuk@avangard.co.ua
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Notes to Editors
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Information of Avangard
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- The Company is a holding company for a group (the "Group") that is one of the leading agro-industrial companies in Ukraine, focusing on the production of shell eggs and egg products.
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- Avangard is the number one producer of shell eggs and dry egg products in Ukraine with a market share of approximately 23% (including 39% of industrially produced shell eggs) and 52% respectively in 2009.
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- Avangard's production facilities are located across 14 regions in Ukraine and also in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. In 2009 Avangard exported its shell eggs and egg products to 16 countries mainly in the Middle East and Asia.
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- In 2009 The Company generated revenues of USD $319.855 million (2008: USD $302.292 million), EBITDA of USD $152.092 million (2008: USD $113.738 million).
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- Since May 2010 Avangard's shares are listed on the Main Market of London Stock Exchange.
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