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HMS Group Investor Relations Release
Moscow
October 8, 2012
HMS Hydraulic Machines & Systems Group plc
(the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "HMS Group")
HMS GROUP SIGNED CONTRACTS FOR OIL TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTRE MODERNIZATION WORTH MORE THAN RUB 1 BILLION IN Q3
Moscow, Russia - October 8, 2012 - HMS Group (LSE: HMSG), the leading Russian pump manufacturer and provider of flow control solutions and related services in Russia and the CIS, announces that in the third quarter of 2012 it signed a number of contracts with Transneft subsidiaries for replacement and upgrade of pumps and other equipment, totally worth more than Rub 1 bn.
The equipment to be replaced and upgraded is installed at the existing oil pipelines operated by different subsidiaries of Transneft. The size of the contracts varies from less than Rub 1 million to Rub 60 million.
In 1H 2011, revenue from such kind of contracts amounted to Rub 688 million.
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 14.9 billion, adjusted EBITDA of RUB 2.5 billion and profit of RUB 969 million for the 6 months ended June 30, 2012. The HMS Group's global depositary receipts ("GDRs") are listed under the symbol "HMSG" on the London Stock Exchange.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations: Sergey Klinkov, Head of Investor Relations
Phone: +7 (495) 730-6601 x 1302, Klinkov@hms.ru
Media Relations: Nozima Karimova, Head of Press Service
Phone: +7 (495) 730-6610, Karimova@hms.ru
Disclaimer
The information contained herein has been prepared using information available to HMS Hydraulic Machines & Systems Group Plc ("HMS Group" or "HMS" or "Group" or "Company") at the time of preparation of the presentation. External or other factors may have impacted on the business of HMS Group and the content of this presentation, since its preparation. In addition all relevant information about HMS Group may not be included in this presentation. No representation or warranty, expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information.
Any forward looking information herein has been prepared on the basis of a number of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect. Forward looking statements, by the nature, involve risk and uncertainty and HMS Group cautions that actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Reference should be made to the most recent Annual Report for a description of the major risk factors. This presentation should not be relied upon as a recommendation or forecast by HMS Group, which does not undertake an obligation to release any revision to these statements.
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