Moscow, August 30 2013–PIK Group announces that its Director for Investor Relations and Capital Markets, Viktor Szalkay, has decided to resign due to pursue other career opportunities in corporate finance, effective from 6 September 2013. Viktor has worked for PIK since early 2007 and had an active role in the Group’s $1.9bn IPO in 2007, its $330m SPO in 2013 and other related initiatives.

PIK is grateful to Viktor for his hard work over the last seven years and wishes him every success for his future career.

The Company intends to appoint a new Director for Investor Relations in the near future. In the meantime, investors should contact directly Vice-President for Economics and Finance, Andrey Rodionov or First Vice President, Artem Eyramdzhants.