OREANDA-NEWS. Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group (“NCSP Group” or “the Group”) (LSE: NCSP, Moscow Exchange: NMTP) on 17 February 2013 held an event for journalists in which it disclosed certain operating guidance for 2013, which is provided in the table below:

Units

2013 guidance

2012

Total Turnover

Thousand tones

163,905-168,905

158,905

Crude Oil

up to 111,000

110,829

Oil Products

up to 21,895

19,396

Grain*

4,000 - 5,000

7,963

Ferrous Metals

up to 8,500

8,652

Iron Ore

up to 3,650

1,756

Mineral Fertilizers

up to 1,000

871

Sugar

up to1,000

643

Coal

up to 1,500

254

Containers

‘000 TEU

up to 660

624

* 2H 2013

NCSP Group is the largest port operator in Russia and the third-largest in Europe, in terms of cargo turnover. NCSP shares are traded on Russia's Moscow Exchange (ticker: NMTP) and on the London Stock Exchange in the form of GDRs (ticker: NCSP). 50.1% shares of PJSC “NCSP” belong to Novoport Holding Ltd, the beneficial owners of which are OJSC “Transneft” and Summa Group. NCSP Group cargo turnover in 2011 totalled 157 million tonnes. Consolidated revenue according to IFRS totalled USD 1,050 million and EBITDA was USD 550 million, in 2011. NCSP Group consolidates the following companies: PJSC “Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port”, LLC “Primorsk Trade Port”, PJSC “Novorossiysk Grain Terminal”, OJSC “Novorossiysk Ship Repair Yard”, OJSC “NCSP Fleet”, OJSC “NLE”, OJSC “IPP”, CJSC “Baltic Stevedore Company” and CJSC “SFP”.