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April 29, 2013
HMS Hydraulic Machines & Systems Group plc (the “Company”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “HMS Group”)
HMS Group Board of Directors recommended distribution of annual dividends at the amount of 6.82 RUB per share
Moscow, Russia – HMS Hydraulic Machines & Systems Group PLC (LSE: HMSG) announces that the Company’s Board of Directors at its ordinary meeting held at the Company’s registered address in Limassol, Cyprus on April 26th has recommended the payment by the Company of a final dividend in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2012 of 6.82 RUR per ordinary share, amounting to a total dividend of RUB 799 054 572 (the “Dividends”).
The Dividends subject to the approval of the Company's shareholders at the Annual General Meeting to be held on June 21st, 2013. Subject to such approval, the Dividends will be paid on 28 June 2013 to shareholders on the Company's register at close of business (UK time) on June 10th, 2013.
For more information, please contact:
Investor Relations: Sergey Klinkov, Head of Investor RelationsPhone: +7 (495) 730-6601 x 1318, Klinkov@hms.ru
Media Relations: Nozima Karimova, Head of Press ServicePhone: +7 (495) 730-6610, Karimova@hms.ru
HMS Group is the leading pump & compressor 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. HMS’ 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 33.7 billion, adjusted EBITDA of Rub 6.2 billion and profit for the period of Rub 2.3 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. The HMS Group’s global depositary receipts (“GDRs”) are listed under the symbol “HMSG” on the London Stock Exchange.
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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.
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