August, 16th, 2010 the Board of directors of OJSC "Uralsvyazinform" made the decision on convocation of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in the form of correspondence voting and confirmed the Agenda. Also it is recommended to Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to make the decision on payoff of dividends by results of nine months 2010 (intermediate dividends can be paid for the first time in company’s history). The date of closing the bulletins accepting - November, 08th, 2010.

The Agenda of Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting:

1. About payment by the Society of dividends by results of nine months 2010. 

2. About modification of Position about Society Board of directors. 

3. About annual compensation to members of Board of directors of the Society, carrying out the functions after Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 23.06.2010 years.

The Board of Directors recommended to Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of OJSC "Uralsvyazinform" to make the decision on dividends payoff by results of nine months 2010 in size:

- 0,0000000013632137 % of net profit for the specified period on one preference share of type A, 

- 0,0000000004675238 % of net profit for the specified period on one ordinary share.

Thus, it is offered to direct in total 25 % of net profit of OJSC "Uralsvyazinform" for payoff of dividends for January-September, 2010. Date of making up of the list of the persons who have right to participe in Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders - September, 20th, 2010. The message on extraordinary meeting and bulletins for voting will be directed to the individuals specified in the list of persons who have right to participe in extraordinary general meeting of shareholders. This will be not later than October, 8th, 2010

Postal addresses on which the filled bulletins for voting can go:

- 620014, Yekaterinburg, Moscovskaya street, 11; 

- 109004, Moscow, Nikolojamsky street, 48, p. 2.

It will be possible to see the information (materials) which are subject to granting to shareholders by preparation of carrying out of extraordinary general meeting, since October, 8th, 2010, workdays from 8:30 till to addresses:

- 620014, Yekaterinburg, Moscovskaya street, 11;

- 614096, Perm, Lenina street, 68;

- 620110, Yekaterinburg, Lunacharsky's street, 134B; 

- 640000, Kurgan, Gogol's street, 44; 

- 625000, Tyumen, Republic street, 40, building 1; 

- 454000, Chelyabinsk, street of Kirov, 161; 

- 628011, Khanty-Mansiysk, Komintern street, 3; 

- 629008, Salekhard, Matrosova street, 2; 

- 109004, Moscow, Nikolojamsky street, 48, a structure 2.

OJSC "Uralsvyazinform" site for investors and shareholders www.ir.u-tel.ru

As the chairman of Board of Directors OJSC "Uralsvyazinform", the general director of OJSC "Svyazinvest", Evgeny Yurchenko earlier declared, it is possible to consider the decision on payoff intermediate dividends as «encouragement, an extra payment to those shareholders who have supported reorganization of companies group in the form of association on the basis of OJSC "Rostelecom" and have not shown the shares to the repayment».

As is known, Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of OJSC "Uralsvyazinform" made the decision on the company reorganization in the form of joining to OJSC "Rostelecom" on June, 23rd, 2010. According to the legislation, shareholders who voted against acceptance of the given decision or did not accept participation in voting, have right to demand the repayment of all or part of shares belonging to them. Reception of requirements of shareholders about the repayment has come to end on August, 9th, 2010. The total of redeemed actions will make 715 189 119 pieces or 1,8 % of the authorized capital of OJSC "Uralsvyazinform".