Credit Ural Bank held an extraordinary shareholder meeting on July 24, 2006. The meeting was attended by the stockholders possessing 678,319,787 votes, of 83.8% of the company’s voting stock.

The most significant point on the agenda was the payment of dividends for the first half of 2006. The shareholders agreed to the suggestion made by the Board of Directors and declared the dividend of .19 RUR per both ordinary and preference share, to be paid no later than September 15, 2006.

The attendees also approved of Credit Ural Bank joining the noncommercial Organization of Employers of Chelyabinsk Region.