OREANDA-NEWS. The Board decided to call an extraordinary general meeting of SIBUR Holding JSC shareholders on November 10, 2006 and recommended to discuss the dividend payment subsequent to the results of 9 months of 2006.

This decision is related to the strong SIBUR Holding JSC performance in the first half year of 2006 as compared to the same 2005 period results. Except for tires, the output of all basic products experienced significant increase.

Taking into consideration the improved financial performance, the Board decided to recommend the general shareholders meeting, subsequent to the results of 9 months of 2006, to pay as dividends 878190744 roubles of SIBUR Holding JSC net profit with dividends in the amount of 21.9 roubles per ordinary share.