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PIK Group20 September 2007 THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS RESTRICTED AND NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA This release replaces RNS no. 1649E entitled 'Results of EGM' with all references to "Audit Committee" now being replaced by "Counting Commission". PIK GROUP Announcement of the Results of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (LONDON, 20 September 2007) - PIK Group (LSE: PIK), a leading Russianresidential real estate developer, held its Extraordinary General Meeting ofShareholders on September 19 2007, where the following decisions were taken. Counting Commission: The Counting Commission was elected and comprises the following personnel: Galkin S.E. Leading Legal CounselPluschev M.S. Corporate SecretaryDanilyan M.A. Leading Specialist Modifications and Addenda to Edition No 6 of the Charter of PIK Group: The following modifications were made to the addenda of the Edition No 6 of the Charter: 1. Article 8 Charter capital and shares of the Company cl 1. shall be read as follows: 1. The charter capital of the Company shall be equal to 30 828 774 000 (Thirty billion eight hundred and twenty eight million seven hundred seventy four thousand) roubles. The charter capital shall be represented in the form of 493 260 384 (Four hundred and ninety three million two hundred and sixty thousand three hundred eighty four) ordinary registered shares with a par value of 62 (sixty two) roubles 50 kopeks each. 2. Article 9 Increase of the charter capital of the Company paragraph 1 of cl. 3 shall be read as follows: 3. Additional shares may be placed by the Company only within the limits of the quantity of the declared shares. The Company shall have the right to place, in addition to the shares which have been already placed, 363 000 000 (Three hundred and sixty three million) ordinary registered shares with a par value of 62 (sixty two) roubles 50 kopeks each. - ENDS - Enquiries: PIK Group Tel: +7 (495) 291-67-54Viktor SzalkayInvestor Relations Citigate Dewe Rogerson Tel: +44 20 7638 9571David WestoverTom BaldockLindsay Noton NOTES TO EDITORS PIK Group Overview Founded in 1994, PIK is one of the leading vertically integrated residentialdevelopers in Russia with over 14,000 employees across the country. Its businessactivities are concentrated in Moscow and the Moscow region with an increasingfootprint in many of Russia's other regions. Its principal activity is thedevelopment, construction and sale of residential properties in large scaledevelopments targeted primarily at the middle income housing market in Russia. PIK's core activities include: • development of residential real estate projects and sales of completed units, including servicing and maintenance of residential real estate developed by PIK and other developers; • production and assembly of concrete panel housing in Moscow as a subcontractor for the Moscow city government; and • production and sale of raw materials and construction materials. The last three years between 2004 and 2006, PIK has completed over 2.5 millionsquare meters of residential housing and over 36,000 residential units inRussia, including over 1.2 million square meters and over 17,000 residentialunits in 2006 alone. June 1, 2007, the Group completed successful listings on the London StockExchange, the RTS and MICEX exchanges in Russia. PIK Group's website address is: www.pik.ru Group Financial Summary Revenue for 2006 rose by 90% and equalled US$ 1,546 million, while EBITDA for2006 amounted to US$ 486 million. Net profit was US$ 298 million in 2006compared to US$ 20 million in 2005. According to CBRE, an independent appraiser, the combined market value of theGroup's properties valued as of January 1, 2007 was $8.8 billion. Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or otherforward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financialperformance of PIK. You can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as"expect," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "will," "could," "may"or "might" the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Thesestatements are only predictions and actual events or results may differmaterially. PIK does not intend to or undertake any obligation to update thesestatements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereofor to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors could causethe actual results to differ materially from those contained in PIK'sprojections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, generaleconomic conditions, PIK's competitive environment, risks associated withoperating in Russia, rapid technological and market change, and other factorsspecifically related to PIK and its operations. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange