RAO UESR Annual Report 1997
Contents

Financial Results

Address to Shareholders from the RAO UESR Executive Office

Company's Business Results

Asset Structure

Volume of Products, Subscriber Fees, Revenues' Structure

Production Cost, Profit and its use

Accounts Receivable and Payable

Balance Sheet

Profit and Loss Account

RAO UESR Stock in the Securities Market

Summary of UES of Russia Coordination and Management Results

Electric Power Production and Transfer

Electric and Heat Power Markets

UES of Russia Dispatch Manegement

Subsidiary Management

Investments

Foreign Business Activity

Scientific and Technical Development of UESR

Audit Report

Information for Shareholders

Appendix

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Financial Results

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

(RUR billion)

Volume of products (work, services) 2,139 8,090 6,225 9,653 12,099

Subscriber fees

551 2,417 5,970 8,228 10,306

Electricity supplies

1,588 5,581 -1 - -

Subsidiaries’ products

- 92 255 722 963

Other products (work, services)

703 830
Pre-tax profit on products paid for,
for accountable year
132 471 622 754 3,5992
Profit used to pay dividends on the company’s shares 64 140 216 216 2233
Charter capital 70 70 21,5584 21,558 21,558

(RUR)

Share par value 500 500 500 500 500
Dividend per share:

for common shares

500 1,000 5 5 53

for preferred shares

500 1,000 5
(1,540)5
5 9.173

(RUR/share)

Profit per share 609 2,208 10
(3,036)5
11.43 68.78
Gross value per share 33,520 63,358 1,042
(320,922)5
1,908 2,218

(ratios)

Share price/profit per share 4.4 11.0 15.9 36.7 26.3
Share price profit/gross per value 0.49 0.40 0.14 0.22 0.82
Share price/sales per share 0.24 0.56 0.47 1.92 6.14

1 RAO UES of Russia ceased purchase/sale of electricity on the wholesale market as of January 1, 1995.

2 The significant increase in profit resulted from changes in the procedure of accumulating investment funds which are generated from profit starting from April 1, 1997 in accordance with Resolution ¹390 of the Government of Russia “On Measures for Improving the Procedure of Accumulating Investment Funds in the Power Industry and Government Monitoring of their Use” dated April 3, 1997.

3 Recommended by the Board of Directors of RAO UESR.

4 The charter capital was increased according to the resolution of the Shareholders’ Meeting of RAO UESR of August 4 1995 regarding the increase of the company’s charter capital by 308 times in accordance with the revaluation of fixed assets.

5 Not including the increase of the charter capital of RAO UESR in terms comparable to those of 1993-1994.

Volume of Products (Works, Services)
(RUR billion)

* As of January 1, 1995, electric power and capacity dispatch through FWEPM is not reflected in the balance sheet of RAO UESR but is directly reflected in wholesale market supplier and consumer accounting.

Reporting Year Profit
(Pre-tax Profit on Products Paid for)
(RUR billion)

Dividends
(RUR billion)

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