OREANDA-NEWS. February 28, 2008. State commission for conducting tenders on the sale of the state property to the foreign investors hereby announces on prolongation of the deadline for receiving Bids till April 22, 2008 of the previously announced tenders for sale of, reported the press-centre of State Property Committee:

25% shares packages of Ferghana Region JSC "Kishloqhojalikkimyo" with starting bidding price not less than 821 000 (eight hundred twenty one thousand) US Dollars and investments requirements 1 225 000 (one million two hundred twenty five thousand) US Dollars;

25% shares packages of Bukhara Region JSC "Kishloqhojalikkimyo" with starting bidding price not less than 494 700 (four hundred ninety four thousand seven hundred) US Dollars and investments requirements 1 293 200 000 (one billion two hundred ninety three million two hundred thousand) soums;

25% shares packages of Khorezm Region JSC "Kishloqhojalikkimyo" with starting bidding price not less than 683 000 (six hundred eighty three thousand) US Dollars and investments requirements 113 255 000 (one hundred thirteen million two hundred fifty five thousand) soums;

25% shares packages of Djijak Region JSC "Kishloqhojalikkimyo" with starting bidding price not less than 910 400 (nine hundred ten thousand four hundred) US Dollars and investments requirements 496 100 000 (four hundred ninety six million one hundred thousand) soums;

25% shares packages of Navoiy Region JSC "Kishloqhojalikkimyo" with starting bidding price not less than 283 200 (two hundred eighty three thousand two hundred) US Dollars and investments requirements 156 300 000 (one hundred fifty six million three hundred thousand) soums.

Main activities of Territorial Joint-stock companies "Kishloqhojalikkimyo" of Fergana, Bukhara, Khorezm, Djizak and Navoiy regions are sales of mineral fertilizers and rendering of agrochemical services.

The preference will be given to the tender participant ready to offer the highest bid for the abovementioned shares of the Companies and undertake the highest amount of investment obligations based on investment requirements of the enterprises.

Investors interested in participating in the Tender must first submit a properly completed Application for participation and Confidentiality Statement. In that case the Tender Documentation package including Information Memorandum, Tender Rules, Bid Form can be obtained upon presenting to Case - by - Case Privatization Bureau the filled in and signed Application and Confidentiality Statement along with the copy of the document confirming the payment effected.

The price of the package of bidding documents on all of Territorial Joint-stock companies "Kishloqhojalikkimyo" constitutes 100 (hundred) US dollars.

The Bid submission deadline expires at 12 a.m. Tashkent time on April 22, 2008.

Opening of the packages with Tender Bids will be held in the Meeting Hall of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (5th floor) at 3 p.m. Tashkent time on April 22, 2008.

Tender participants or their authorized representatives, which have submitted Tender Bids in accordance with established procedure, have the right to participate at the opening of the packages with Tender Bids.