4 Sep 2012 08:56
Federal Grid Company Joins the UK IR Society
4 September 2012, Moscow - Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System ("Federal Grid Company" or "the Company") (MICEX-RTS, LSE: FEES), announces that it has joined the UK Investor Relations Society (UK IRS).
Joining UK IRS is part of Federal Grid Company's programme aimed at further refining its investor relations practice and at strengthening its position on international capital markets.
Federal Grid Company's First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board Andrey Kaznachenkov said: "We are pleased to announce that Company has joined the UK Investor Relations Society. This step will enable us to expand our cooperation with leading international companies, including peer companies in the UK and elsewhere. We aim to increase our skills and expertise at interacting with the capital markets, and to promote the Federal Grid Company on an international level."
Enquiries:
Contacts | ||
Analysts / Investors | ||
Federal Grid IR team | Work | Mobile |
Alexander Duzhinov | +7 (495) 710 9064 | +7 (916) 041 8053 |
Nadezda Sukhova | +7 (495) 710 9541 | |
Egor Toropov | +7 (495) 710 9333 ext. 2275 | |
Vladimir Baklanov | +7 (495) 710 9333 ext. 2926 | |
International Media | ||
M:Communications | Work | Mobile |
Tom Blackwell | +7 (495) 363 2841 | +7 (919) 102 9064 |
Sam VanDerlip | +7 (495) 363 2845 | +7 (916) 306 6112 |
About Federal Grid Company
Federal Grid Company is the operator and manager of Russia's unified electricity transmission grid system, including high voltage transmission lines, and holds the status of a natural monopoly.
The Company's assets include over 124,000 km of transmission lines and 854 substations with over 322 GVA of 35-750 volt transformer capacity. Based on the length of transmission lines and installed transformer capacity, Federal Grid is the largest publicly traded electricity transmission companyin the world.
Federal Grid's business is to provide electricity transmission and technological connection services.It maintains and develops the grid system and supervises grid facilities and infrastructure in 73 regions of Russia, covering a territory of 13.6 million square kilometres. Its customers are regional distribution companies, electricity suppliers and large industrial enterprises.
Since 1 January 2010, Federal Grid has operated under a 5-year regulatory asset base (RAB) model.
The Company was incorporated in June 2002 as part of reorganisation of Russia's electrical power industry. The largest shareholder, with a 79.55% stake, is the Russian Federation Government.
Federal Grid Company's ordinary shares are listed on the MICEX-RTS stock exchange underthe ticker FEES and the Company's GDRs are traded on the London Stock Exchange under the same FEES symbol. The Company's shares are included in the MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI Russia indices.
In 2011 the Company's IFRS revenue for 2011 was RUB 139,571 million (up 23% compared to 2010), adjusted EBITDA as RUB 83,760 million (a 24% increase from 2010), and adjusted net profit was RUB 38,241 million (up 37% on 2010).
Further information can be found at www.federal-grid.com