25 August 2011
Aurora Russia Limited
Posting of Notice of AGM
Aurora Russia Limited ("the Company") announces a notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") will be sent to its shareholders (the "Notice"). The AGM will be held at 10 a.m. on 28 September 2011 at the registered office of the Company, Trafalgar Court, Admiral Park, St Peter Port, Guernsey.
The Notice contains, inter alia, proposed changes to the composition of the Board.
Composition of the Board
John Whittle, Grant Cameron, Gilbert Chalk, Geoff Miller and Tim Slesinger will all be seeking re-election. Ben Morgan has agreed that, if all directors standing for re-election at the AGM are re-elected as directors, he will retire as a director immediately after the AGM and continue to act as the Company's Guernsey legal counsel.
The Board unanimously supports the resolutions to be put at the AGM and all intend to vote in favour of all resolutions.
Geoff Miller, the Non-Executive Chairman of the Company said: "The AGM gives shareholders an opportunity to vote on the recent changes to the Board and the Board hopes to get a clear mandate to drive the agreed realisation strategy forward."
For further information please contact:
Aurora Russia
Geoff Miller +44 7408830719
Numis Securities
Hugh Jonathan
Nominated Adviser +44 (0) 20 7260 1263
Rupert Krefting / Nathan Brown
Corporate Broking +44 (0) 20 7260 1435/1426
Financial Dynamics
Ed Gascoigne-Pees +44 (0) 20 7269 7132
Jack Hickey +44 (0) 20 7269 7196