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    PIK Group - Trading Update

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    PIK GROUP ("The Group" or "PIK")

    PIK ENDS 2011 WITH GROWING SALES IN THE FINAL QUARTER 2011 AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR 2012

    (LONDON, January 23 2012) - PIK Group (LSE: PIK), one of Russia's leading residential real estate developers, is pleased to publish today a trading update for twelve months ended December 31, 2011 based upon management accounts.

    2011 Key (NYSE: KEY - news) highlights:

    · Total (Other OTC: TTFNF.PK - news) gross cash collections increased by over 30% to RUB52.1billion (FY10: RUB 39.9 billion)

    · Cash collections from sale of apartments surged 49.5% to RUB34.9billion (FY10: RUB23.4billion) driven mainly by higher volume sales

    · Cash collections from construction services remained stable at RUB12.9billion (FY10:RUB12.3billion)

    · New sales contracts to customers showed growth to 510,000 sq. meters due to wider range of available projects by PIK

    · PIK launched 41 new projects (FY10: 25) of which 26 in its core Moscow Metropolitan Area (MMA)

    · 4Q11 sales figures showed a 30% year-on-year increase, reinforcing management's confidence that growth in PIK's segment of the market is intact and based upon solid and sustainable fundamentals

    · 4Q11 mortgage backed sales continued to grow, consolidating at approximately 30% of total sales

    2012 Outlook:

    · FY2012 guidance on new sales contracts to customers is range of 600-650,000 sq. meters, with total gross cash collections of RUB62-67billion.



    Cash collections summary (1)








    TOTAL GROSS CASH COLLECTIONS (2)


    52,063

    39,897

    30.5%

    16,986

    13,316

    27.6%

    TOTAL NET CASH COLLECTIONS(3)


    47,876

    35,708

    34.1%

    16,471

    11,545

    42.7%

    including:








    Cash collections from residential real estate sales activities


    34,974

    23,394

    49.5%

    12,532

    8,942

    40.2%

    Including:








    Cash collections from construction services activities and others


    12,902

    12,314

    4.8%

    3,939

    2,603

    51.3%

    Note:(1) In line with PIK's accounting standards, these cash collections will be recognized as sales revenue once the residential real estate properties have been completed and third party acceptance acts (formal building certification provided by authorities) are received upon the completed unit

    (2) Including offsets with suppliers

    (3) Excluding offsets with suppliers

    Source: Management accounts

    Total gross cash collections reached RUB52.1billion, up by 30.5% year-on-year. Cash collections from sale of apartments reached RUB34.9billion, of which 87% were retail cash collections from customers.

    2011 pre-sales launches summary

    Project

    Location

    Start of sales

    South Chertanovo, mcr.17, 18

    Moscow


    "Chertanovsky", bldg. 40A


    February 2011

    "Chertanovsky", bldg. 40B (parking)

    July 2011

    "Chertanovsky", bldg. 40


    September 2011

    "Chertanovsky", 2 (parking)


    October 2011

    Mytnaya (English Town)

    Moscow


    parking


    September 2011

    Khimki, 'Novokurkino'

    Moscow region


    - bldg 10


    April 2011

    - bldg 11


    April 2011

    - 4G (parking)


    June 2011

    - bldg 8


    July 2011

    - bldg 11a


    November (Stuttgart: A0Z24E - news) 2011

    Khimki, 'Levoberezhny'

    Moscow region


    - bldg 18


    April 2011

    - bldg 2


    March 2011

    - bldg 5


    October 2011

    Khimki, 'Sovhoznaya'

    Moscow region


    - bldg 3


    July 2011

    - bldg 8a


    February 2011

    - bldg 10


    July 2011

    Mytischi 'Yaroslavsky'

    Moscow region


    - bldg 13


    February 2011

    - bldg 14


    February 2011

    - 64 (parking)


    June 2011

    - bldg 8


    September 2011

    Lubertsy

    Moscow region


    - bldg 43


    October 2011

    - bldg 44


    October 2011

    Dmitrov

    Moscow region


    - bldg 4


    October 2011

    Pykhtino

    Moscow region


    - bldg 23


    November 2011

    - bldg 26


    November 2011

    Scherbinka

    Moscow region


    - bldg 10


    November 2011

    Obninsk

    Central Russia


    - mkr. 38, bldg 5


    January 2011

    - mkr. 55, bldg 2A


    March 2011

    - mkr. 38, bldg 9


    September 2011

    - mkr. 38, bldg 6


    November 2011

    Kaluga

    Central Russia


    Perm

    Central Russia


    - Industrial (Mexico: ST2000.MX - news) dst., Mira st., bldg 136


    August 2011

    - Industrial dst., Mira st. bldg 136/1


    August 2011

    - Iva dst., 4


    October 2011

    Yaroslavl

    Central Russia


    - microdst. 7a, bldg 7


    August 2011

    - microdst. Sokol, bldg. 11


    December 2011

    Kaliningrad 'Selma-2'

    Western Russia


    - bldg 11


    January 2011

    Rostov-on-Don

    Southern Russia


    - Grecheskogo str.


    March 2011

    - Orbitalnaya str., Nord


    April 2011

    - Ulyanovskaya st., 44/10


    December 2011

    Novorossiysk, micr. 15

    Southern Russia


    - bldg 7


    September 2011

    Source: Management accounts

    New launches totaled 41 buildings for 2011, up by 64% compared to the previous year, with 26 launches in the MMA (2010: 25 new launches were made of which 19 were in the MMA). The split of new launched clearly illustrates recovery in Russia's regions.

    New sales contracts to customers (1)

    000' sqm

    1H

    2H

    FY


    4Q

    2010

    159

    233

    392


    128

    2011

    229

    281

    510


    167

    Change, %



    30,1%


    30,5%

    Note: (1) including contracted retail and wholesales and others

    Source: Management accounts

    Total new sales to customers reached 510,000 sq meters, representing 30.1% year-on-year growth. 81.1% of new sales to customers came through MMA.

    Seasonally the final quarter of the year was as usual the strongest, with new sales rising to167,000 sq. meters, up by 30.5% compared to the corresponding period of last year (4Q10: 128,000 sq. meters).

    Share of mortgage funded retail sales

    000' sqm


    1Q10

    2Q10

    3Q10

    4Q10

    1Q11

    2Q11

    3Q11

    4Q11











    Share of sales funded by mortgages (1)


    3.1%

    6.4%

    9.3%

    7.5%

    12.4%

    25.3%

    29.5%

    29.7%

    Note: (1) based upon retail sales, calculated as per flats

    Source: Management accounts

    Following early 2011 PIK initiatives to extend the availability of different type of mortgages on all development projects, the share of mortgage driven sales reached a sustainable level at around 30% of total and consolidated in that territory during 3Q-4Q11. In addition to the above, in December alone, PIK enjoyed the same level of mortgages sales as it had in all previous months, showing strong consumer confidence and macroeconomic stability.

    New sales contracts with individuals

    New unit sales contracts with individuals*

    FY2011


    FY2010


    Change,%


    4Q2011


    4Q2010


    Change, %

    Value

    (in RUB MM)*

    31,809


    18,158


    75.2%


    10,558


    6,091


    73.3%

    size (in sqm)**

    395,503


    240,212


    64.6%


    135,222


    76,907


    75.8%

    Note:* unit is equivalent to aggregated amount of flats, ground floors and parking lots

    Source: Management accounts

    ** size is taken for flats and ground floors only

    New sales contracts showed a 64.6% year-on-year increase in 2011. This advance in volumes was driven by the large number of new launches of affordable housing projects across all cities in Russia, coupled with more affordable mortgages and sustainable consumer confidence.

    Average PIK property price dynamics(1)

    Average property prices(2)

    (in '000 RUB per square meter)

    FY2011

    FY2010

    Change, %

    Moscow

    143.1

    113.8

    25.7%

    Moscow(excl. business-class) (3)

    115.1

    103.7

    11.0%

    Moscow region

    71.6

    64.1

    11.7%

    Other regions

    39.5

    36.4

    8.5%

    Note: (1) PIK is preselling properties at different stages of construction. Selling prices vary depending on geographic location, size, floor location, stage of construction. Accordingly, average prices per square meters represent blended average price calculations of the above.

    (2) Calculated for property under construction on contracts with retail customers

    (3) I.e. English Town project, which was launched in 4Q2010

    Source: Management accounts

    In FY2011 compared to FY2010, PIK's realized real estate prices in Moscow were up by 25.7%, excluding business-class projects (i.e. English Town) they showed 11% growth. At the same time, prices in Moscow region and other regions increased by 11.7% and 8.5%.

    Enquiries:

    Investors

    PIK Group Tel: +7 495 505 97 33 ext. 1358 / 1315

    Viktor Szalkay

    Media (Frankfurt: 725292 - news)

    Natalia Ivanova Tel: +7 495 505 97 33 ext. 1010 /1014

    Citigate Dewe Rogerson Tel: +44 20 7638 9571

    Tom Baldock

    Priscilla Garcia

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