The conference call will also be broadcast live through a link on the Wimm-Bill-Dann Web site. To launch the broadcasting, please, click here.Please go to the Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.If you are not able to access the live Web cast, dial in information is as follows:U.S. +1 718 354 1357 U.K. +44(0)20 7138 0809 Moscow +7 495 545 0588 Passcode 7920541
For your convenience, the conference call can be replayed in its entirety beginning 2 hours after the call has ended on August 28, 2008 through September 11, 2008. If you wish to listen to the replay of this conference call, dial in information is as follows:
U.S. +1 718 354 1112 U.K. +44 (0)20 7806 1970 Moscow 810 800 2501 1012Passcode 7920541
For further enquiries contact:
Natalya Belyavskaya Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC Yauzsky Boulevard, 16, Moscow Phone: +7 495 925 5800 Fax: +7 495 925 5800 e-mail: belyavskayand@wbd.ru
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC was founded in 1992 and is the largest manufacturer of dairy products and a leading producer of juices and beverages in Russia and the CIS. The company produces dairy products (main brands include: Domik v Derevne, Neo, 2Bio, 33 Korovy, Chudo and more), juices (J7, Lubimy Sad, 100% Gold), Essentuki mineral water and Agusha baby food. The company has 37 manufacturing facilities in Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Georgia with over 19,000 employees. In 2005, Wimm-Bill-Dann became the first Russian dairy producer to receive approval from the European Commission to export its products into the European Union.
In 2007, Standard & Poor's Governance Services confirmed WBD's Corporate Governance Score (CGS) 7+ (7.7 accordingly on the Russian national scale), which makes the Company's score the highest rating in Russia. The increase in the score reflects the effective work of the Board of Directors and, in particular, the real influence of independent directors in the decision-making process and the adherence of the controlling shareholders to the highest standards of corporate governance.