Hms Hydraulic S Regulatory News (HMSG)

11 May 2012 14:29

HMS Hydraulic Machines & Systems Group plc

(the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "HMS Group")

ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE

Moscow, Russia - May 11, 2012 - HMS Group (LSE: HMSG), the leading pump manufacturer and provider of flow control solutions and related services in Russia and the CIS, today announces that in accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, the Company sets out below a summary of the information which has been published or made available to the public over the previous 12 months in compliance with European Community and national laws and rules dealing with the regulation of securities, issuers of securities and securities markets.

This Annual Information Update is required by, and is being made pursuant to, Article 10 of the European Prospectus Directive as implemented in the United Kingdom and not for any other purpose and neither the Company, nor any other person, takes any responsibility for, or makes any representation, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of, the information which it contains. This information is not necessarily up to date as at the date of this Annual Information Update and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any such information in the future. Furthermore, such information may have been prepared in accordance with the laws or regulations of a particular jurisdiction and may not comply with or meet the relevant standards of disclosure in any other jurisdiction. This Annual Information Update does not constitute an offer of any securities addressed to any person and should not be relied on by any person.

The Company has submitted the following UK regulatory announcements via a Regulatory Information Service (RIS) for the previous 12 months. Full details of these announcements can be found at http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-news/news/market-news/market-news-home.html.

Announcements made via RIS also available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website http://grouphms.com on or around the dates indicated.

The following documents have been filed by the Company with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) during the previous 12 months to National Storage Mechanism (NSM). The copy of the document submitted can be viewed online at: www.hemscott..com/nsm.do

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The HMS Group is the leading pump manufacturer and provider of flow control solutions and related services to the oil and gas, nuclear and thermal power generation and water utilities sectors in Russia and the CIS. The HMS Group's products are mission-critical elements of projects across a diverse range of industries. It has participated in a number of large-scale infrastructure projects in Russia, including providing pumps and modular equipment to the Vankor oil field and pumping stations on recent trunk pipelines projects linking Russia's core oil producing areas to export ports on the Pacific Ocean and Baltic Sea. The Group reported revenues of RUB 27.5 billion, adjusted EBITDA of RUB 5.5 billion and profit for the period of RUB 3.4 billion for the twelve month ended December 31, 2011. The HMS Group's global depositary receipts ("GDRs") are listed under the symbol "HMSG" on the London Stock Exchange.

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DISCLAIMER

THIS COMMUNICATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF, OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, GDRs OR OTHER SECURITIES TO ANY PERSON IN ANY JURISDICTION TO WHOM OR IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS UNLAWFUL AND, IN PARTICULAR, IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER FOR SALE OF ANY SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES ABSENT REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"). THE HMS GROUP HAS NOT REGISTERED AND DOES NOT INTEND TO REGISTER ANY PORTION OF ANY OFFERING IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC OFFERING OF ANY SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

THIS COMMUNICATION IS ONLY BEING DISTRIBUTED TO AND IS DIRECTED ONLY AT (I) PERSONS WHO ARE OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM OR (II) INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (THE "ORDER") AND (III) HIGH NET WORTH ENTITIES, AND OTHER PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY LAWFULLY BE COMMUNICATED, FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2) OF THE ORDER (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS "RELEVANT PERSONS"). THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO, AND ANY INVITATION, OFFER OR AGREEMENT TO SUBSCRIBE, PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE SUCH SECURITIES WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH, RELEVANT PERSONS. ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT A RELEVANT PERSON SHOULD NOT ACT OR RELY ON THIS DOCUMENT OR ANY OF ITS CONTENTS.

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