OREANDA-NEWS. April 21, 2011. The Company has been informed by WTI Trading Limited that it has agreed to certain amendments to the lock-up arrangements it entered into with respect to its interest in shares in MHP S.A.("MHP" or the "Company") with Morgan Stanley and UBS in connection with its sale of global depositary receipts representing interests in the Shares in December 2010. These amendments have been entered into to facilitate an equity financing transaction (the "Financing Transaction") with Morgan Stanley.

Following the restructuring of the lock-up arrangement:

A portion of the WTI's ordinary shares in MHP will be released from the lock-up arrangement and pledged to Morgan Stanley as security for the Financing Transaction, with the remainder remaining subject to the arrangements entered into in connection with the sale in December 2010

In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Financing Transaction, 50.1% of the total outstanding issued capital of the Company will be subject to lock-up arrangements, subject to customary exceptions or with the written consent of Morgan Stanley, until the maturity of the Financing Transaction, which is anticipated to be in April 2014, subject to customary early termination provisions.

No securities are being offered for sale in connection with these arrangements at this time

WTI Trading Limited, a limited liability company organised under the laws of Cyprus, is beneficially owned by the controlling beneficial shareholder and CEO of the Company at the date of this press release.

The lock-up arrangements entered into with MHP S.A. in December 2010 are not affected by Financing Transaction.

MHP is one of the leading agro-industrial companies in Ukraine, focusing on the production of poultry and the cultivation of grain.