Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Company: in 2010 dividends must be distributed at the rate of 3 RUR for 1 common share

According to the results of the Company’s performance in 2010 dividends must be distributed at the rate of 3 RUR for 1 common share of nominal value of RUR 0.2 each.
Dividends distribution must be performed in accordance with the list of persons, authorized to receive dividends within 60 days from the date of making a decision of their payment.
Following the results of shareholders’ vote, the Board of Directors of OJSC "Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Company" will include the following candidates form the list, approve earlier by the Board of Directors:
    Igor Prokudin – the General Director OJSC "Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Company";
    Eduard Alexeenko - First Deputy General Director of OJSC "Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Company";
    Vadim Danilov – the Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC "Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Company";
    Yuriy Fridman - Independent Director of OJSC "Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Company";
    David Stewart - Independent Director of OJSC "Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Company".
OJSC Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Company ("KTK") is one of the fastest-growing thermal coal producers in Russia. In terms of 2010 production volume, it was ranked 7th among the largest thermal coal producers in the country. In the ten years since its establishment in 2000, the Company has commissioned and launched three open-pit mines and an enrichment plant, achieving annual production volume of 6.8 million tonnes of coal in 2010. The Company expects to continue to grow its production volume, in particular, following the launch of the Cheremshansky mine in 2008 and ongoing investments into its high performance modern mining technology, aimed at achieving the aggregate structural capacity1 of existing mines of 11 million tonnes of coal per year.
The Company’s JORC coal resources totaled 402 million tonnes of ROM coal as of January 1, 2011 and proven and probable reserves amounted to 185 million tonnes of ROM coal, recoverable during the period of 2011-2030. The Company produces exclusively thermal coal, classified as grade "D" under the Russian classification system, with a naturally low sulphur and phosphorus content, as well as a relatively high calorific value.
The Company conducts mining operations at three open-pit mines, located in the Kuzbass area, Russia’s largest coal producing region. The Company’s mining operations are supported by an extensive production and logistics infrastructure, including its own railway network and facilities, which enable the Company to transport 100% of produced coal from the open-pit mines to the main railway hub at the long-distance railway network, operated by the Russian Railways. Furthermore, as the Company’s mines are located within 5 km from each other, a number of operations are centralized, thereby minimising overhead costs and expenses.
In 2010, the Company’s total coal sales amounted to 8.5 million tonnes of coal, of which 6.4 million tonnes were produced by the Company and 2.1 million tonnes were retailed after purchasing from other coal producers. The Company maintains a diversified sales structure balanced between export and domestic sales with approximately 56% of the coal sold to domestic consumers and approximately 44% exported, primarily to Poland, South Korea and China, in 2010.
The Company’s strong regional presence is supported by an extensive retail distribution network, located throughout the Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Omsk and Altay regions of Western Siberia. As of 01 January 2011, the Company’s distribution network included 65 owned and operated points of sale and delivered 3.3 million tonnes of coal in 2010, positioning KTK as one of the principal suppliers of coal to retail customers in Western Siberia.