Voting Instructions
Dear ADR holder,
OJSC Uralsvyazinform, Russia, presents you its compliments and has the honor to remind you that your position as a Company’s Shareholder (Investor) avails you of the opportunity to enjoy all lawful rights granted to you in full conformity with the Corporation Charter of Uralsvyazinform and all relevant Legal Acts of the Russian Federation.
These rights include participation in the Company’s AGMs in the form of absentee vote.
I. How to obtain a proxy voting card
If you are a registered ADR holder and appear on the JPMorgan register, you shall receive an AGM notice and proxy card with relevant enclosures directly from JPMorgan. For enquiries please contact JPMorgan Service Center on +1-800-990-1135.
In case you are not a registered ADR holder and hold your shares through a financial intermediary, such as a bank, broker or nominee, you should enquire with your financial intermediary asking them to vote on your behalf. Your custodian/broker has to vote holder’s position through the proxy card, such card to be received directly from ADP in case of ADP institutions or from Proxy Services Corporation (+1-631-918-4050) in case of non ADP institutions.
II. How to process and submit the proxy voting card
Registered holders shall complete and sign the proxy cards and return the completed proxy voting cards to JPMorgan Processing Center at the below address, also indicated on the proxy card and on the return envelope provided:
JP Morgan US operations Service Center
JPMorgan Chase Bank, Depositary
P. O. Box 3500, South Hackensack, NJ 07606-3500
In case of holding through an intermediary, custodians who have received proxy cards from ADP should return these to ADP, while custodians who have received proxy cards from Proxy Services Corporation should return these to JPMorgan Processing Center, as per the return instructions and the return envelopes provided.
The voting instruction card must be forwarded in sufficient time to reach the Depository before 3:00 p.m. New York time, June 12, 2006.
Should you have any questions or be in need of additional information, please attend our web-site www.uralsviazinform.ru or contact the following persons:
Roman Larin
Share Manager
phone +7 343 376-21-60
e-mail: [email protected]
Nadezhda Chestvilova
Share Manager
phone +7 343 379-18-58
e-mail: [email protected]
Mike Pleshakov
IR Manager
phone +7 343 379-12-19
e-mail: [email protected]
