Open Joint Stock Company Protek (“Protek” or the “Company”), one of the largest vertically integrated pharmaceutical companies in Russia, today announces the price of its international offering (the “Offering”) of its ordinary shares (the “Ordinary Shares”).

A regular and final 2009 meeting of Customs Policy Public Advisory Board was held in the Federal Customs Service on December 7. Nikolay Polyansky, Deputy Director General for External Relations of ZAO CV PROTEK participated in the meeting as a chairman of committee of the Union of Professional Pharmaceutical Organizations for Customs Policy.

Expert Council of Pharmexpert Market Research Center acknowledged ZAO CV PROTEK the most influential distributor on the Russian pharmaceutical market in 2009.

2010 is declared an anniversary year for PROTEK, its partners and clients! This year PROTEK Group is celebrating its twentieth birthday from the day of establishment of the holding's principal company — CV PROTEK.

Open Joint Stock Company Protek (“Protek” or the “Company”), one of the largest vertically integrated pharmaceutical companies in Russia, today announces the price range of the international offering (the “Offering”) of its ordinary shares (the “Ordinary Shares”). The Ordinary Shares will be offered to investors in Russia and to international institutional investors outside of the United States and Russia in accordance with Regulation S under the US Securities Act 1933, as amended.

CJSC CV PROTEK and CJSC Management Company Pharmacy Chain 36.6 have signed an agreement on the conditions for the repayment of the remaining outstanding amount equal to 153.8 million roubles.

CJSC CV PROTEK and ZAO Apteki 36.6 have signed an amicable agreement stipulating repayment of the debt of ZAO Apteki 36.6, Moscow, a subsidiary of CJSC Pharmacy Chain 36.6, amounting to 95 million roubles.

ZAO CV PROTEK is in the bankruptcy proceeding with a structure of one of the largest Russian pharmacy chains Apteka 36.6.

At its corporate site www.protek.ru Implementation Center Protek offers its visitors to make a virtual tour of the company’s central logistics terminal – TST Transservice. Now any site visitor can make a virtual tour of the main sections of the modern specialized pharmaceutical warehouse.

PROTEK Group of Companies announces audited consolidated IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) financial results of 2008.

PROTEK was again included into TOP 15 rating “Leaders of Logistic Services Market of 2008 in Annual Turnover” as “Best Distributor in Industry Distribution Network”.

On June 3, at the eve of the Medical Professional Day, in the territory of Aurora entertainment complex, pharmaceutical distributor PROTEK greeted its customers with the professional holiday.

Implementation Center PROTEK took the first position in the aggregate rating of pharmaceutical distributors in the 1st quarter of 2009 made by Pharmexpert Center for Marketing Research (CMR).

National pharmaceutical distributor Implementation Center PROTEK, a part of PROTEK Group of Companies, and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies KRKA signed the cooperation agreement.

On April 23 the solemn ceremony of awarding winners in the All-Russian open competition of pharmaceutical industry professionals “Platinum Ounce” took place. National distributor Implementation Center PROTEK received the Platinum Ounce as the Company of the Year among distributors.

National pharmaceutical distributor CV PROTEK, a part of PROTEK Group of Companies, declares launching of a new logistics facility in Samara.