GLPR.L Regulatory News (GLPR)

For immediate release 04 April 2012

Global Ports Investments PLC announces dividend record date and payment date

Global Ports Investments PLC ("Global Ports", and together with its subsidiaries and joint ventures, "the Group"), (LSE ticker: GLPR), announces that subject to shareholders' approval of the dividend at the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on 17 April 2012, the dividend record date is set on 17 April 2012 and the payment date on 18 April 2012. Holders of the Global Depositary Receipts of the Company ("GDRs") will receive their dividends approximately 3 business days after the payment date. The GDRs will be marked ex-dividend on 13 April 2012.

ENQUIRIES

Global Ports Investor Relations

Sergey Stikharev

+357 25 503 163

Email: irteam@globalports.com

Global Ports Media Relations

Anna Vostrukhova

+357 25 503 163

Email: media@globalports.com 

Holloway & Associates

Zoe Watt

+44 20 7240 2486

Email: globalports@rholloway.com

Depositary J.P. Morgan

Djamilia Kurmanbaeva

+44 207 325 6365

Email: djamilia.b.kurmanbaeva@jpmorgan.com

NOTES TO EDITORS

Global Ports Investments PLC is the leading operator of container terminals in the Russian market. Global Ports accounts for 30% [1] of the total container volumes in the Russian ports and 23% [2] of the total exports of fuel oil from the former Soviet Union countries. Global Ports is part of N-Trans group, one of the largest private transportation and infrastructure operators in Russia. Global Ports' terminals are located in the Baltic and Far East Basins, key regions for foreign trade cargo flows. Global Ports operates three container terminals in Russia (Petrolesport and Moby Dik in St. Petersburg, Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company in the Vostochny Port) and two container terminals in Finland (Multi-Link Helsinki and Multi-Link Kotka). Global Ports also includes Yanino Logistics Park located in the vicinity of St. Petersburg and a major oil terminal Vopak E.O.S. in Estonia.

Global Ports' consolidated revenue for the year ended 31 December 2011 was USD 501.3 million (up 31% year on year). Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended 31 December 2011 was USD 282.2 million (up 37% on the year ended 31 December 2010).

The Group's Russian Ports segment handled a total container throughput of approximately 1,344 thousand TEUs in 2011 (excluding Yanino), a 44% increase on 2010.

In June 2011 Global Ports listed its GDRs at the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (GLPR).

For more information please see: www.globalports.com

[1] Source: ASOP, as of 2011

[2] Source: Argus Nefte Transport, as of 2011

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