In the main office of OAO Stroytransgaz an annual meeting of the shareholders was held at which an annual report and balance sheet of the Company for the year 2003 were approved.

Friday, May 14, 2004

In the main office of OAO Stroytransgaz an annual meeting of the shareholders was held at which an annual report and balance sheet of the Company for the year 2003 were approved.

Based on the decision of the general meeting of the shareholders the annual dividends on balance of 2003 were approved in the amount of 110 rubles for one ordinary and one preferred share. The remaining net profit of 2003 will be allocated for investment and social programs of the Company.

Based on the decision of the Shareholders the Company OOO “Financial and accounting consultants” was selected as auditor of OAO Stroytransgaz.

The following persons were elected by the shareholders as members of the auditing committee: N.A. Lavrova, G.M. Pozdnyakov, L.A. Sherstneva. The shareholders approved also an annual report and annual financial statement for 2003.

In accordance with the agenda of the meeting alterations and amendments to the Charter of the Company were approved, a Code of corporative management (conduct) and Regulations on dividend policy were adopted.

Based on the results of cumulative voting the following persons were elected to the Board of directors of OAO Stroytransgaz:

•Alexander V. Krasnenkov, Deputy Director General of OOO Sovkomflot;

•Victor Ya. Lorents, President of OAO Stroytransgaz;

•Victor I. Ott, First Vice-President of OAO Stroytransgaz;

•Irina D. Chalova, Head of Planning and Analysis Department of Financial & Economic Activity of OAO Stroytransgaz;

•Ernest T. Ervald, Chariman of the Board of Directors of OAO Stroytransgaz.