Uralsib Capital is among Russia’s market leaders according to Thomson Reuters Extel Survey - Focus Russia 2009

According to the results of the Thomson Reuters Extel Survey - Focus Russia, Uralsib Capital has become a leader in the following categories:

• Top Three Brokerage Firms-Russia- Equity Strategy – ranked second;
• Best Broker: Leading Brokerage Firm –Russia – ranked eighth.

Robert Novoryto, head of international sales, was ranked third in the personal nomination of the Top Three Investment Analysts in Russian Equity Sales.

The results of this survey also confirm the high-level of expertise of Uralsib Capital’s research team. Two of the bank’s analysts were included in the final ranking of Leading Research Analyst in Russia with Chris Weafer ranked second and Michael Kavanagh 13th.

Chris Weafer also ranked second in Top Three Investment Analysts – Russia – Equity Strategy, and Michael Kavanagh came in second in the Top Three Investment Analysts – Russia – Metals&Mining.

Commenting on the survey results Mark Temkin, general director of Uralsib Capital, said that the high evaluation received from market participants and investors is a great honor for the company confirming the effectiveness of its work and the success of its strategy of providing Uralsib Capital’s clients with the best quality of service and analytical support.

The Extel Survey - Focus Russia has been held annually since 2007 and is based on a survey organized by Thomson Reuters and distributed to world financial market participants. The survey is a recognized guideline for assessing the potential of Russian-based brokerages. An independent quality-control analysis of the survey’s methodology and its implementation was carried out by Deloitte&Touche. The Extel Survey – Focus Russia 2009 was conducted from 30 March until 30 May 2009. More information about rankings can be found at www.extelsurvey.com.