OMZ affirmed KPMG as an auditor

Joint Engineering Plants (OMZ) conducted the special meeting of holders, as it was informed.
At the meeting the auditor (KPMG) and the deals of interest were approved.
OMZ is the largest heavy engineering company working in the sector of the production, sale and servicing of the equipment for atomic energetics, mining industry. It involves OMZ Atom, OMZ Spetstal, OMZ Mining Equipment and OMZ Uralmash. It has the sites at Uralmashzavod and Izhorskie Plants and Skoda Steel/Skoda JS in Czechia.
The IH consolidated revenues reached $374.3mln or 9.6% higher prior year; operating profit rose 21% to $25mln. The stocks of the Company are under circulation on the Russian markets; ADRs - in Germany and USA. 75% are held by Gazprombank-headed group including Investresurs (19.7%); Forpost Management - 44.41%.
The share capital is worth 3.8mln rub. split in 35480186 common and 2750000 preferred stocks of 0.1 rub. par. 70% are held by Gazprombank-headed group of investors including Investresurs having 19.7%, Forpost Management- 44.41%. Atomenergomash - 5.75%.
The consolidated net profit in 2007 (RAS) rose to 845.46mln rub.; revenues being up 22% to 21bln rub.