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For immediate release 11 March 2016

Global Ports Investments PLC

2015 Full Year Results

Global Ports Investments PLC ("Global Ports" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries and joint ventures, the "Group" or the "Global Ports Group"; LSE ticker: GLPR) today announces its full-year results for the financial year ended 31 December 2015.

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Certain financial and operational information which is derived from the management accounts is marked in this announcement with an asterisk {*}. Information (including non-IFRS financial measures) requiring additional explanation or terms which begin with capital letters and the explanations or definitions thereto are provided at the end of this announcement. 

SUMMARY

In 2015 Global Ports proactively responded to the conditions in both its industry and in the broader economy. This included an even greater focus on operational cash costs and efficiency, emphasis on maintaining pricing discipline, as well as a pragmatic review of CAPEX plans. As a result of these actions, the Group increased its Adjusted EBITDA margin by 488 basis points* to a record 71.7%* and generated strong Free Cash Flow of USD 236 million*. The Group continued prioritizing further deleveraging its balance sheet and decreased its Net Debt by USD 160 million*.

Group financial and operational highlights for 2015

● Against the backdrop of a macroeconomic slowdown and a sharp devaluation of the Russian rouble negatively impacting imports, Global Ports' Marine Container Throughput declined 31%*[1] year on year to 1,834 thousand TEU* in 2015;

● Revenue was 27.9% lower than in 2014 at USD 405.7 million, the decline was mainly driven by lower container throughput;

● The Group achieved a record Adjusted EBITDA margin of 71.7%* as continued focus on efficiency and cost control, supported by the devaluation of the Russian rouble, enabled the Group to reduce Total Operating Cash Costs by 38%* and to expand the margin by 488 basis points*;

● Adjusted EBITDA in 2015 declined 22.6%* to USD 291.0 million*, with growth in the Adjusted EBITDA margin partly offsetting the impact of the revenue decline on Adjusted EBITDA;

● The Group reduced its capital expenditures on a cash basis in 2015 by 50.2% to USD 11.7 million. CAPEX reduction was achieved without compromising service quality, reliability and safety of operations at the Group's already well invested terminals;

● The Group generated a high level of Free Cash Flow of USD 236.3 million* during the period, 24.2%* below what was achieved in 2014;

● The Group continued to focus on deleveraging: Net Debt[2] reduced by USD 160 million* in 2015. The Group's Total Debt has decreased by over USD 290 million* since the NCC Group acquisition in the end of 2013.

● The Group successfully refinanced part of its debt portfolio by issuing two 5-year tranches of Russian rouble nominated bonds[3] swapped to USD for the aggregate amount of approximately USD 134 million*. This allowed Global Ports to achieve greater financial flexibility, extend its maturity profile, decrease its average cost of borrowings and increase the share of fixed-rate borrowing in its portfolio.

● In line with statements made a year ago, the Group continues to prioritize deleveraging over dividend distribution in order to ensure the long-term financial flexibility of the Company in the current market environment.

Mr. Vladislav Baumgertner, CEO of Global Ports Management, commented:

"The macro-economic backdrop in Russia continues to be challenging and the container market has inevitably felt the effects of this. In 2015 we tried to mitigate as much as possible the macro impact on our company's performance while still preserving our undoubted long-term potential. Our focus on efficiency combined with the successful promotion of our premium terminal services with our clients has allowed us to increase our Adjusted EBITDA margin to a record level of 72%* and generate healthy free cash flow of USD 236 million*.

We continued our process of deleveraging that has already seen us reimburse more than USD 290 million* in debt since the NCC Acquisition. We also entered the public debt markets last year, an important step that has increased our financial flexibility.

We fully expect 2016 to be another challenging year. So far we have seen no signs of a market recovery and at the same time competition in our industry is intensifying. Nevertheless as a team we feel well prepared to face even this toughest of environments since our track is one of repeated success in navigating our way through difficult cycles‎."

Further information is available in the following Appendices:

● Appendix 1: Results of operations for Global Ports for 2015;

● Appendix 2: Definitions and Presentation of Information; and

● Appendix 3: Investor Presentation.http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7981R_1-2016-3-11.pdf

Other

Pursuant to Article 2.1(i) (ii) of the Transparency Directive (2004/109/EC) and Rule 6.4.2 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Financial Services Authority, the Company confirms that it has chosen the United Kingdom as its Home State.

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The consolidated financial statements for 2015 for Global Ports are available for viewing and downloading at www.globalports.com.

Analyst and Investor Conference call

The publication of these results will be accompanied by an analyst and investor conference call hosted by:

· Vladislav Baumgertner, Chief Executive Officer, Global Ports Management LLC;

· Mikhail Loganov, Chief Financial Officer, Global Ports Management LLC;

· Evgeny Zaltsman, Head of Business Development, Global Ports Management LLC;

· Anders Kjeldsen, Chief Operational Officer, Global Ports Management LLC.

Date: Friday, 11 March 2016

Time: 14.00 UK / 09.00 US (east coast) / 17.00 Moscow

To participate in the conference call, please dial one of the following numbers and ask to be put through to the "Global Ports" call:

Standard International Access: +44 (0) 20 3003 2666

UK Toll Free: 0808 109 0700

USA Toll Free: +1 866 966 5335

Russia Toll Free: 8 10 8002 4902044

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Global Ports

Global Ports Investments PLC is the leading operator of container terminals in the Russian market.

Global Ports' terminals are located in the Baltic and Far East Basins, key regions for foreign trade cargo flows. Global Ports operates five container terminals in Russia (Petrolesport, First Container Terminal, Ust-Luga Container Terminal[4] and Moby Dik[5] in the Russian Baltics, and Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company in the Russian Far East) and two container terminals in Finland[6] (Multi-Link Terminals Helsinki and Multi-Link Terminals Kotka). Global Ports also owns inland container terminals Yanino Logistics Park[7] and Logistika-Terminal, both located in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, and has a 50% stake in the major oil products terminal AS Vopak E.O.S.[8] in Estonia.

Global Ports' consolidated revenue for 2015 was USD 405.7 million and Adjusted EBITDA was USD 291.0 million*. The total marine container throughput was 1,834 thousand TEU* in 2015.

Global Ports' major shareholders are Transportation Investments Holding Limited (operating under the brand name of N-Trans), one of the largest private transportation and infrastructure groups in Russia (30.75%), and APM Terminals B.V. (30.75%), whose core expertise is the design, construction, management and operation of ports, terminals and inland services. APM Terminals operates a global terminal network of 72 ports and 140 inland services facilities, giving the company a global presence in 69 countries. 20.5% of Global Ports shares are traded in the form of global depositary receipts listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE ticker: GLPR).

For more information please see: www.globalports.com

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

Some of the information in these materials may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of Global Ports. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as "expect", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend", "will", "could," "may" or "might" or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Global Ports wishes to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. Global Ports does not intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in projections or forward-looking statements of Global Ports, including, among others, general political and economic conditions, the competitive environment, risks associated with operating in Russia and market change in the industries Global Ports operates in, as well as many other risks related to Global Ports and its operations.

Appendix 1: Results of operations for Global Ports for 2015

The financial information presented in this appendix is extracted from the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Global Ports for the twelve month period ended 31 December 2015, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union ("IFRS"). This appendix also includes certain non-IFRS financial information, identified using capitalised terms below. For further information on the calculation of such non-IFRS financial information, see Appendix 2 (Definitions and Presentation of Information) and the section entitled "Non-IFRS Measures: Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin" below. Readers of this appendix should read the entire announcement together with the Global Ports Group Consolidated Financial Statements also released on the date hereof, and not just rely on the summary information set out below.

Certain financial and operational information which is derived from the management accounts is marked in this announcement with an asterisk {*}.

Rounding adjustments have been made in calculating some of the financial and operational information included in this presentation. As a result, numerical figures shown as totals in some tables may not be exact arithmetic aggregations of the figures that precede them.

Results of operations of Global Ports for the twelve months period ended 31 December 2014 and 2015

The following table sets out the principal components of the Global Ports consolidated income statement for 2015[9].

Revenue

Revenue decreased by USD 156.7 million, or 27.9%, from USD 562.4 million in 2014 to USD 405.7 million in 2015. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in key cargoes throughput, which was partially offset by an increase in revenue per TEU in container handling[10].

Cost of sales

Cost of sales decreased by USD 55.1 million, or 23.8%, from USD 231.5 million in 2014 to USD 176.4 million in 2015, principally due to cash cost of sales decreasing by USD 59.4 million*, or 44.8%*, partially offset by an increase in impairment of property, plant and equipment of USD 46.7 million in connection with ULCT. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment also decreased by USD 32.6 million, or 43.7%, and amortisation of intangible assets decreased by USD 9.8 million.

The decrease in cash cost of sales was driven by a 41.7 % decrease in Staff costs of USD 26.3 million, a 48.5% reduction in fuel, electricity and gas expenses of USD 5.9 million, a 44.7% decrease in repair and maintenance of property, plant and equipment of USD 5.2 million, a 41.8% decrease in transportation costs of USD 4.5 million as well as a 67.7% decrease in other operating expenses of USD 8.3 million. These decreases were driven by a combination of depreciation of the rouble, efficiency improvements and strong cost control and an overall decline in throughput.

Gross profit

Gross profit decreased by USD 101.6 million, or 30.7%, from USD 330.9 million in 2014 to USD 229.3 million in 2015. This decrease was due to the factors described above.

Administrative, selling and marketing expenses

Administrative, selling and marketing expenses decreased by USD 12.8 million, or 23.2%, from USD 55.2 million in 2014 to USD 42.3 million in 2015. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of USD 9.2 million, or 26.3%, in staff costs.

Share of profit/(loss) of joint ventures accounted for using the equity method

The following table sets out the principal components of the Global Ports share of profit/(loss) of joint ventures accounted for using the equity method for 2015 compared to 2014.

Share of profit/(loss) of joint ventures accounted for using the equity method amounted to a profit of USD 3.8 million in 2015 compared to a loss of USD 7.7 million in 2014. This change was primarily driven by a change in the Group's share of results of CD Holding from a loss of USD 23.7 million in 2014 to a loss of USD 8.7 million in 2015 and a decline in the Group's share of profits of VEOS from USD 8.8 million in 2014 to USD 3.9 million in 2015. VEOS' profits decrease was driven by difficult market environment for Russian fuel oil exports.

Other (losses)/gains-net

Other (losses)/gains-net changed from a profit of USD 10.5 million in 2014 to a loss of USD 6.0 million in 2015. This change was primarily due to a change in foreign exchange gains on non-financing activities-net from a profit of USD 12.5 million in 2014 to a loss of USD 5.7 million in 2015.

Operating profit

Operating profit decreased by USD 93.9 million, or 33.7%, from USD 278.6 million in 2014 to USD 184.8 in 2015. This decrease was due to the factors described above.

Finance costs-net

Finance costs-net decreased by USD 292.7 million, or 57.6%, from a loss of USD 507.7 million in 2014 to a loss of USD 215.1 million in 2015. This decrease was primarily due to the decrease in foreign exchange losses on financing activities from USD 418.5 million in 2014 to USD 151.0 million, resulting mostly from the revaluation on consolidation of US dollar denominated borrowings in the Group's subsidiaries which do not have US dollar as their functional currency.

Loss before income tax

Loss before income tax changed from a loss of USD 229.1 million in 2014 to a loss of USD 30.3 million in 2015 due to the factors described above.

Income tax (expense)/credit

In 2015, income tax expense was USD 3.4 million. In 2014, the Group had an income tax credit of USD 31.8 million, which was mainly due to losses carried forward originating from foreign exchange losses on US dollar denominated borrowings which do not have US dollar as their functional currency.

Loss for the year

Loss for the year amounted to USD 33.7 million in 2015 compared to a loss of USD 197.3 million in 2014 due to the factors described above.

Free Cash Flow

The Group generated USD 236.3 million* of Free Cash Flow in 2015 compared to USD 311.6 million* in 2014. The decline in Free Cash Flow was USD 75.4 million* or 24.2%*.

Non-IFRS Measures: Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

The following table sets out the adjustments made to Global Ports' profit for the year to calculate Global Ports' Adjusted EBITDA[11] for 2015 and 2014.

Adjusted EBITDA in 2015 decreased by USD 84.9 million*, or 22.6%*, from USD 375.9 million* in 2014 to USD 291.0 million*, mainly as a result of a decrease in Revenue which was partially compensated by the decrease in Cash Cost of Sales and Administrative, selling and marketing expenses (excluding depreciation of PPE, amortisation of intangible assets and impairment of PPE).

The Group's Adjusted EBITDA Margin increased to a record 71.7%* in 2015 compared to 66.8%* in 2014 due to the factors discussed above.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

General

As at 31 December 2015, the Group had USD 123.1 million in cash and cash equivalents.

The Group's liquidity needs arise primarily in connection with repayments of principal and interest of borrowings, the capital investment programmes of each of its operations as well as their operating costs. In the period under review, the Group's liquidity needs were met primarily by cash flows generated from operating activities as well as through borrowings. The management of the Group expects to fund its liquidity requirements in both the short and medium term with cash generated from operating activities and borrowings.

As a result of the shareholding or joint venture agreements at Moby Dik, the Finnish Ports, Yanino and VEOS, the cash generated from the operating activities of each of the entities in those businesses is not freely available to fund the other operations and capital expenditures of the Group or any other businesses within the Group and can only be lent to an entity or distributed as a dividend with the consent of the other shareholders' to those arrangements.

As at 31 December 2015, the Group had USD 1,165.4 million of total borrowings, of which USD 103.0 million comprised current borrowings, USD 1,062.4 million comprised non-current borrowings. See also "Capital resources".

Cash flows for 2014 and 2015

The following table sets out the principal components of the Group's consolidated cash flow statement for 2014 and 2015.

Net cash from operating activities

Net cash from operating activities decreased by USD 87.2 million, or 26.0%, from USD 335.2 million in 2014 to USD 248.0 million in 2015. The decrease in net cash from operating activities was primarily due to a USD 91.1 million, or 23.4%, decline in the cash generated by operations in 2015 compared to 2014.

Net cash used in investing activities

Net cash used in investing activities in 2015 was USD 9.8 million. This consisted primarily of purchases of property, plant and equipment of USD 11.7 million and other cash flows used in investing activities of USD 6.8 million, offset in part by proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment of USD 8.7 million.

Net cash used in financing activities

Net cash used in financing activities in 2015 amounted to cash outflow of USD 192.4 million. This consisted primarily of net decrease in borrowings and finance leases of USD 118.0 million and interest paid of USD 74.4 million.

Capital resources

The Group's financial indebtedness consists of bank borrowings, bonds, loans from third parties, finance leases liabilities and derivative financial instruments of USD 1,170.8 million as at 31 December 2015. At 31 December 2015, all bank borrowings were secured by pledges of property, plant and equipment, equity interests in certain Group members, assignments of certain contractual rights and by guarantees and suretyships granted by certain Group members. Certain of these borrowings contain covenants requiring the Group and the borrower to maintain specified indebtedness to Adjusted EBITDA and other ratios as well as covenants having the effect of restricting the ability of the borrower to transfer assets, make loans and pay dividends to other members of the Group. For more information concerning these borrowings see Note 22 to the 2015 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table sets forth the maturity profile of the Group's discounted borrowings (including finance leases and derivative financial instruments) as at 31 December 2015.

As at 31 December 2015, the carrying amounts of the Group's borrowings were denominated in the following currencies:

In December 2015, the carrying amounts of the Group's borrowings denominated in roubles in the amount of USD 68.7 million were swapped into US dollars so that at the reporting date the Group has US dollar exposure with respect to all of its borrowings.

As at 31 December 2015, the Group had no undrawn borrowing facilities.

The weighted average effective interest rates of the Group's borrowings as of 31 December 2015 amounted to 6.1%.

Capital expenditures

The Group's capital expenditures for the years ended 2014 and 2015 were USD 23.6 million and USD 11.7 million, respectively, and were made primarily to finance purchase and renovate property, plant and equipment, and in connection with maintenance expenditures and investments in safety of operations.

The Group expects capital expenditures over the next few years of between USD 25 million and USD 30 million per annum, with a focus on maintaining its current reliability, safety and quality of services.

Impairment

The Group follows its accounting policies to test goodwill and other non-financial assets for possible impairment or reversal of impairment. In the course of preparation of the financial information as of and for the year ended 31 December 2015, forecasts used for estimating discounted future cash flows for impairment testing purposes have been updated.

Based on the results of the impairment tests carried out, the Board of Directors believes that, for all units except ULCT, there is no requirement for further impairments or indications for reversal of impairments recognised in previous periods for non-financial assets other than goodwill. For ULCT, an impairment charge of USD 46.7 million was recognised. The impairment charge was fully allocated to property, plant and equipment.

Operating Information

The table below sets out the total gross container throughput of the Group's terminals for 2014 and 2015. Gross throughput is shown on a 100% basis for each terminal, including terminals held through joint ventures and accounted for using the equity method.

(1) 100% effective ownership interest, results fully consolidated for the period under review, except for FCT which is fully consolidated from 1 January 2014.

(2) 75% effective ownership interest, accounted for using the equity method.

(3) 80% effective ownership interest, results fully consolidated from 1 January 2014.

(4) Other bulk cargo handled includes coal, timber, steel, scrap metal and other types of cargo.

(5) 50% effective ownership interest in VEOS, accounted for using the equity method.

The reduction of container throughput for the Group in 2015 was mainly driven by the decrease in container throughput in the Russian container market.

Primarily as a result of changes in the macroeconomic environment, the throughput at container terminals in Russia declined by 26%* in 2015 compared to 2014. However the throughput of laden export containers at Russian container terminals increased by 1.8%* in 2015 compared to 2014. This growth in laden export was due to the increased use of containers in Russia and increased exports driven by the depreciation of the rouble.

The decline of throughput in the Russian Baltic Basin, where four of the Group's five marine container terminals in Russia are located, in 2015 was 29.3%* year-on-year. The throughput in the Russian Far Eastern Basin, where the other Group marine terminal is located, declined by 26.6%* in the same period.

The Group's gross marine container throughput in Russia declined by 35%* to 1,562 thousand TEU* in 2015 compared to 2,404 thousand TEU* in 2014. The decline in throughput was largely driven by the decline of overall market volumes as well as the commercial strategy of the Group.

In order to improve the utilisation of the available space at its terminals the Group focused on increasing bulk cargo volumes in its terminals in 2015. As a result, the handling of bulk cargo at marine terminals increased in 2015 by 613 thousand tonnes*, or 81.7%*, to 1,364 thousand tonnes*, compared to 751 thousand tonnes* in 2014.

The Group's car handling volumes decreased by 11.5%* in 2015 to 101 thousand cars*. Traditional Ro-Ro handling declined by 42%* to 13 thousand units* in 2015 compared to 23 thousand units* in 2014.

Container cargo throughput at the Group's inland terminals increased in 2015 by 21.3%* year on year to 217 thousand TEU*, due to ongoing containerisation in Russia and increased exports.

Appendix 2: Definitions and Presentation of Information

DEFINITIONS

Terms that require definitions are marked with capital letters in this announcement and the definitions of which are provided below in alphabetical order.

Adjusted EBITDA (a non-IFRS financial measure) for Global Ports Group is defined as profit for the period before income tax expense, finance income/(costs)-net, share of profit/(losses) of joint ventures accounted for using the equity method, depreciation of property, plant and equipment, amortisation of intangible assets, other gains/(losses)-net, impairment charge of property, plant and equipment, and impairment charge of goodwill.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a non-IFRS financial measure) is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage.

Baltic Sea Basin is the geographic region of northwest Russia, Estonia and Finland surrounding the Gulf of Finland on the eastern Baltic Sea, including St. Petersburg, Ust-Luga, Tallinn, Helsinki and Kotka.

Container Throughput in the Russian Federation Ports is defined as total container throughput of the ports located in the Russian Federation, excluding half of cabotage cargo volumes. Respective information is sourced from ASOP ("Association of Sea Commercial Ports", www.morport.com).

Cash Costs of Sales (a non-IFRS financial measure) is defined as cost of sales, adjusted for depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment, amortisation and impairment of intangible assets.

Cash Administrative, Selling and Marketing expenses (a non-IFRS financial measure) is defined as administrative, selling and marketing expenses, adjusted for depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment, amortisation and impairment of intangible assets.

CD Holding group consists of Yanino Logistics Park (an inland terminal in the vicinity of St. Petersburg), CD Holding and some other entities. The results of CD Holding group are accounted in the Global Ports' financial information using the equity method of accounting.

Cost of Sales Adjusted For Impairment (a non-IFRS financial measure) is calculated as Cost Of Sales plus impairment of property, plant and equipment.

First Container Terminal (FCT) is located in the St. Petersburg harbour, Russia's primary gateway for container cargo. The Global Ports Group owns a 100% effective ownership interest in FCT. The results of FCT are fully consolidated.

Finnish Ports segment consists of two terminals in Finland, MLT Kotka and MLT Helsinki (in the port of Vuosaari), in each of which Container Finance currently has a 25% effective ownership interest. The results of the Finnish Ports segment are accounted in the Global Ports' financial information using the equity method of accounting (proportionate share of net profit shown below EBITDA).

Free Cash Flow is calculated as Net cash from operating activities less Purchase of PPE

Functional Currency is defined as the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates. The functional currency of the Company and certain other entities in the Global Ports Group is US dollars. The functional currency of the Global Ports Group's operating companies for the years under review was (a) for the Russian Ports segment, the Russian rouble and (b) for the Oil Products Terminal segment and the Finnish Ports segment, the Euro.

Gross Container Throughput represents total container throughput of a Group's terminal or a Group's operating segment shown on a 100% basis. For the Russian Ports segment it excludes the container throughput of the Group's inland container terminals - Yanino and Logistika Terminal.

Gross Profit Margin (a non-IFRS financial measure) is calculated as Gross Profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage.

Logistika Terminal (LT) is an inland container terminal providing a comprehensive range of container freight station and dry port services at one location. The terminal is located to the side of the St. Petersburg - Moscow road, approximately 17 kilometres from FCT and operates in the Shushary industrial cluster. The Global Ports Group owns a 100% effective ownership interest in LT. The results of LT are fully consolidated.

MLT Group consists of Moby Dik (a terminal in the vicinity of St. Petersburg) and Multi-Link Terminals Oy (terminal operator in Vuosaari (near Helsinki, Finland) and Kotka, Finland). The results of MLT group are accounted in the Global Ports' financial information using the equity method of accounting (proportionate share of net profit shown below EBITDA).

Moby Dik (MD) is located on the St. Petersburg ring road, approximately 30 kilometers from St. Petersburg, at the entry point of the St. Petersburg channel. It is the only container terminal in Kronstadt. The Global Ports Group owns a 75% effective ownership interest in MD, Container Finance LTD currently has a 25% effective ownership interest. The results of MD are accounted in the Global Ports' financial information using the equity method of accounting (proportionate share of net profit shown below EBITDA).

Net Debt (a non-IFRS financial measure) is defined as the sum of current borrowings and non-current borrowings, derivative financial instruments less cash and cash equivalents and bank deposits with maturity over 90 days.

Oil Products Terminal segment consists of the Group's 50% ownership interest in Vopak E.O.S. (in which Royal Vopak currently has a 50% effective ownership interest). The results of the Oil Products Terminal segment are consolidated in the Global Ports' financial information using the equity method of accounting (proportionate share of net profit shown below EBITDA).

Operating Cash Costs of Russian Ports (a non-IFRS measure) is defined as the total of the Russian Ports segment's cost of sales and administrative, selling and marketing expenses, less the segment's depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment, less amortisation and impairment of intangible assets.

Operating Profit Adjusted For Impairment (a non-IFRS financial measure) is calculated as Operating Profit plus impairment of property, plant and equipment.

Petrolesport (PLP) is located in the St. Petersburg harbour, Russia's primary gateway for container cargo. The Group owns a 100% effective ownership interest in PLP. The results of PLP are fully consolidated.

Profit For The Period Adjusted For Impairment (a non-IFRS financial measure) is calculated as Profit For The Period plus impairment of property, plant and equipment.

Ro-Ro, roll on-roll off is cargo that can be driven into the belly of a ship rather than lifted aboard. Includes cars, buses, trucks and other vehicles.

Russian Baltic Basin is the geographic region of northwest Russia surrounding the Gulf of Finland on the eastern Baltic Sea, including St. Petersburg and Ust-Luga.

Russian Far Eastern Basin is the geographic region of southeast Russia, surrounding the Peter the Great Gulf, including Vladivostok and the Nakhodka Gulf, including Nakhodka on the Sea of Japan.

Russian Ports segment consists of the Global Ports Group's interests in PLP (100%), VSC (100%), FCT (100%), ULCT (80%) (in which Eurogate currently has a 20% effective ownership interest), Moby Dik (75%), Yanino (75%) (in each of Moby Dik and Yanino Container Finance currently has a 25% effective ownership interest), and Logistika Terminal (100%). The results of Moby Dik and Yanino are accounted in the Global Ports' consolidated financial information using the equity method of accounting (proportionate share of net profit shown below EBITDA).

TEU is defined as twenty-foot equivalent unit, which is the standard container used worldwide as the uniform measure of container capacity; a TEU is 20 feet (6.06 metres) long and eight feet (2.44 metres) wide and tall.

Total Operating Cash Costs (a non-IFRS financial measure) is defined as Global Ports Group's cost of sales, administrative, selling and marketing expenses, less depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment, less amortisation and impairment of intangible assets.

Ust Luga Container Terminal (ULCT) is located in the large multi-purpose Ust-Luga port cluster on the Baltic Sea, approximately 100 kilometres westwards from St. Petersburg city ring road. ULCT began operations in December 2011. The Global Ports Group owns an 80% effective ownership interest in ULCT, Eurogate, the international container terminal operator, currently has a 20% effective ownership interest. The results of ULCT are fully consolidated.

Vopak E.O.S. includes AS V.E.O.S. and various other entities (including an intermediate holding) that own and manage an oil products terminal in Muuga port near Tallinn, Estonia. The Group owns a 50% effective ownership interest in Vopak E.O.S. The remaining 50% ownership interest is held by Royal Vopak. The results of Vopak E.O.S. are accounted in the Global Ports' financial information using the equity method of accounting (proportionate share of net profit shown below EBITDA).

Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC) is located in the deep-water port of Vostochny near Nakhodka on the Russian Pacific coast, approximately eight kilometers from the Nakhodka-Vostochnaya railway station, which is connected to the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Group owns a 100% effective ownership interest in VSC. The results of VSC are fully consolidated.

Weighted average effective interest rate is the average of interest rates weighted by the share of each loan in the total debt portfolio.

Yanino Logistics Park (YLP) is the first terminal in the Group's inland terminal business and is one of only a few multi-purpose container logistics complexes in Russia providing a comprehensive range of container and logistics services at one location. It is located approximately 70 kilometres from the Moby Dik terminal in Kronstadt and approximately 50 kilometres from PLP. The Global Ports Group owns a 75% effective ownership interest in YLP, Container Finance LTD currently has a 25% effective ownership interest. The results of YLP are accounted in the Global Ports' financial information using the equity method of accounting.

Appendix 3: Investor Presentation

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An investor presentation is available at www.globalports.com.