Board of Directors of Sukholozhsky Zavod VtorichnykhTsvetnykh Metallov JSC (Sukholozhsky shop of secondary non-ferrous metals) has decided to hold annual stockholders meeting on May 19, 2006.

The meeting agenda contains confirmation of the company’s annual report and accounting statements for 2005, including P& L report and the question of distribution of profits and losses according to the results of the fiscal year. The meeting will also announce dividend rates, elect members of Returning Board, the company’s Board of Directors and the inspection commission. There will also be approved the auditor and the articles of association in a new wording.

Legal entities and natural persons eligible for the meeting are those included in the register of the company shareholders as of April 3, 2006.