1st Quarter Results

NCSP Consolidated Results for the First Quarter of 2011

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group ("NCSP Group" or the "Group") (LSE: NCSP, MICEX: NMTP) announces its unaudited consolidated financial results for the three months ended 31 March 2011 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

The complete report "Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Three Months ended 31 March 2011" is available on the Group's website at: http://nmtp.info/holding/investors/reporting/msfo/ 

Key performance indicators of the Group (USD '000s)

* Here and below - based on management accounts data

** Calculated as profit before tax not accounting for exchange rate differences, increased by the amount of depreciation charges and net financial costs

*** Calculated as the difference between interest income on deposits and financial costs.

Revenue

NCSP Group consolidated revenue in the first three months of 2011 totaled $233.1 mm, compared with $175.5 mm in the same period of 2010.

Geographic Breakdown

With the acquisition of LLP Primorsk Trade Port ("PTP"), the Group increased diversification of its operations. Therefore the Group has presented the breakdown of sales by geography of its operations:

PTP acquisition led to an increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2011 by $63.8 mm.

Growth in volumes and revenues from stevedoring operations in the port of Baltiysk (up to $3.4 mm in the reporting period, which represents a 105.8% increase over corresponding results of 2010).

Due to the ban on export of grain that was introduced on 15 August 2010, the Group's revenue in the port of Novorossiysk declined by $31.4* mm in the reporting period (-17.7% from consolidated Group revenues in first quarter of 2010). The decrease in revenues caused by the introduction of the grain export ban was partially compensated by growth of revenues from bunkerage and from handling of other cargoes, including containers.

Cost of Services

NCSP Group's cost of services according to IFRS totaled $117.3 mm in the first three months of 2011 versus $59.3 mm in the same period of 2010.

The main factors driving the performance of the cost of services in the first quarter of 2011 relative to the same period of 2010 included:

·; consolidation of PTP (+$24.1* mm in the reporting period);

·; increase in bunkerage services provided by NCSP Fleet, which led to an increase of purchased bunkerage fuel for the Group as a whole from $17.2 mm in the first quarter of 2010 to $45.8 mm in the first quarter of 2011;

·; increase in wages and salaries by $3.9 mm due to a new collective employment agreement with NCSP employees, as well as to changes in existing tax legislation with regards to work compensation.

NCSP Group's selling, general and administrative expenses in the reporting period totaled $19.9 mm versus $11.9 mm in the same period of last year. The increase is largely due to the increase in wages and salaries with the PTP consolidation.

Adjusted EBITDA

In order to ensure comparability of data for the first three months of 2011 with the same period of 2010, EBITDA for both periods is adjusted for exchange rate differences, resulting from fluctuations in the Russian Ruble exchange rate against the US dollar, on Group's assets and liabilities in foreign currency. As such, adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of 2011 totaled $117.6* mm versus $121.4* mm in the same period of 2010.

Changes in Adjusted EBITDA in the reporting period were driven by the following key factors:

·; PTP consolidation led to an increase of Adjusted EBITDA by $35.9* mm;

·; Decrease in volumes and revenues from stevedoring services led to a $34.7* mm contraction of Adjusted EBITDA, of which $23.8* mm was due to the grain export ban;

·; Increase in the amount of bunkerage services in the reporting period led to an increase of Adjusted EBITDA by $0.3* mm in the reporting period;

·; Decrease in the amount of other port services led to a decrease in Adjusted EBITDA by $1.5* mm in the reporting period.

Leverage and Net Debt

NCSP Group's total debt as of 31 March 2011 totaled $2 632.3 mm, of which $122.3 mm is due within the next 12 months from the reporting date.

On 21 January 2011 to finance acquisition of PTP the Group raised a loan from Sberbank in the amount of $1 950.0 mm. The Group also consolidated PTP's existing debt as of the date of the acquisition in the amount of $368.4 million.

The Group's Net Debt as of the reporting date totaled $2 587.5 million, which accounts for the Group's Cash and cash equivalents of $44.8 mm.

Weighted average interest rate on the Group's loans and borrowings as of 31 March 2011 totaled 5.82% (accounting for 3-month Libor rate of 0.303% as of 31 March 2011).

The maturity schedule of the Group's liabilities as of 31 March 2011 was as follows:

Investment program

In the reporting period NCSP Group continued implementation of its investment program, aimed at construction of new and reconstruction of existing stevedoring capacities.

During the first three months of 2011, according to the Group's management accounts, capital expenditure totaled $35.5* mm ($12.5* mm in the same period of 2010), including:

·; investments in existing capacities - $8.4* mm including VAT ($7.7* mm in the same period of 2010 including VAT);

·; investments in construction of new stevedoring capacities - $27.1* mm including VAT ($4.7* mm including VAT in the same period of 2010.).

About NCSP Group

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port is the largest Russian port operator and the 3rd operator in Europe in terms of cargo turnover. NCSP shares are traded on Russia's RTS and MICEX exchanges (NMTP) and on the London Stock Exchange in the form of GDRs (NCSP). NCSP Group consolidated cargo turnover in 2010 totaled 81.6 million tons (excluding Primorsk Trade Port), and consolidated revenue to IFRS for 2010 totaled $635.3 million and net profit of $258.0 million. NCSP Group combines the following stevedore companies: OJSC Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, PJSC Primorsk Trade Port (since 2011), PJSC Novorossiysk Grain Terminal, OJSC Novorossiysk Shipyard, PJSC Fleet of NCSP, OJSC NLE, OJSC IPP, and Baltic Stevedoring Company Ltd.