Trading update for the quarter ended May 31, 2013

Group Operational Results

Port Division

• Growth of import container cargo handling volumes (+24.2% y-o-y) and decrease in cabotage cargo volumes (-17.9% y-o-y) resulted in VMTP container cargo throughput growth by 8.2% y-o-y, reaching 106.7 thousand TEUs
• Automobiles and transportation vehicles throughput increased by 29.5%, reaching 21.5 thousand units
• Non-container cargo throughput (excluding vehicles) decreased by 30.8% to 610.9 thousand tons due to a reduction in metallurgical cargo throughput

Rail Division

• Rail container transportation volumes amounted to 64.1 thousand TEUs (up 5.3%). The increase in container cargo transportation driven by an increase in railcar fleet dedicated to block train services was partially offset by an increase in average transportation distance
• Rail cargo load decreased by 21.7% to 5.1 million tons. Rail cargo turnover grew by 6.4% reaching 7.7 billion ton-kilometers due to 36.0% growth in the average transportation distance. Marginal income was negatively affected by the decrease in average railway speed within Russian Railways’ network, as well as a 1.8% decrease in non-container railcar fleet

Liner and Logistics and Shipping Divisions

• Intermodal freight transportation volumes rose by 34.6% y-o-y to 60.2 thousand TEUs. The growth of intermodal freight transportation was driven by increasing demand for the integrated logistical solutions provided by FESCO Group, as well as the launch of new sea and rail container services
• Bilateral sea container trade volumes reached 65.5 thousand TEUs (+24.8% y-o-y). The growth of transportation volumes was driven by the increased tonnage of FESCO vessels. In particular, two new vessels were added to FESCO China Direct Line (FCDL), while the Korea Soviet Direct Line (KSDL) is now serviced by a vessel with larger deadweight. In February 2013, the Group launched four new sea container lines to/from Turkey: FBSS (Russia – Turkey), FBSS FE (Southeast Asia – Turkey), FBSS EU (Europe – Turkey) and FBSS MED (Mediterranean – Turkey)
• As a result of strengthening competition, domestic sea container transportation volumes dropped by 14.6%, amounting to 12.8 thousand TEUs
• Launch of the FESCO Ural Shuttle - a new regular container train from Vladivostok to Yekaterinburg, which commenced operations in the second half of 2012 contributed to the volume growth.

Group Financial Results

In 1Q 2013, reported total revenue increased by 4.7% y-o-y.

• Outperformance of Liner & Logistics Division, the major contributor to Group’s revenue, and Port Division was somewhat offset by lower revenue in Rail and Shipping Divisions
• Increase in Port Division revenue was mainly driven by consolidation of VMTP in 2Q2012

In 1Q 2013, reported EBITDA of the Group amounted to $48.4m

• Port
• 1Q 2013 EBITDA of $17.8m (up from $9.7m in 1Q 2012) with EBITDA margin decrease from 48.3% to 38.0% due to consolidation of VMTP with significant share of low marginal non-container cargo
• Rail
• The positive effect from growth of number of block trains for container transportation was offset by overall weakening of the rail market and sharp decline in transportation volumes of general cargo in particular by gondola cars, resulting in Rail EBITDA amounted to $28.4m
• Liner & Logistics
• The positive effect of intermodal transportation growth and bilateral sea container transportation growth resulted in EBITDA increase from negative in 1Q 2012 to $8.8m and EBITDA margin increase by 5.5%
• Shipping
• Shipping performance was impacted by reduction of fleet form 50 vessels in 1Q 2012 to 27 vessels in 1Q 2013 (including ice-breakers) and decline in global time-charter rates
• Division’s business model has evolved from ship ownership and ship management to a support function for the Liner & Logistics Division.

Pro-Forma Debt

• Pro-forma debt amounted to $1,184m following the placement $550m 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 and $325m 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 in May 2013. Pro Forma Net Debt increased to $960m. Pro Forma Net Debt / LTM adjusted EBITDA ratio was 3.5x as of March 31, 2013. The proceeds from the Notes were used for refinancing of acquisition-related debt and pre-existing debt
• Positive effect of Senior Secured Notes placement includes improvement of capital structure and credit portfolio management

Yuriy Gilts, President of FESCO, commented:

“In the first quarter, we continued the development of our flagship container business and increased the volumes of container transportation and intermodal services. On the other hand, visible reduction of the rail market was expected by the Company, and we anticipate its recovery from the second half of 2013 onwards. Despite of the challenging macroeconomic environment, we keep positive outlook on the full-year 2013 results and do not adjust our existing plans. We will proceed with the realization of our long-term strategy, in particular growing share of containers in total cargo mix. We expect to see some visible improvements starting from the second quarter of 2013, because the first quarter of the year is traditionally a low season for container transportation. We will also continue to improve the efficiency of our business, primarily in our Port division, including staff optimization, which is taking place throughout 2013. That will help us reduce costs and boost the Group’s margins”.

FESCO Consolidated Group Financial Performance

FESCO Consolidated Group Financial Position

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Divisional Financial Performance

FESCO operational results for 1Q 2013

This information is based on our preliminary financial results for the quarter ended 31 March 2013 that are not fully comparable with our audited consolidated financial statements or unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements. Such information has been prepared by, and is the responsibility of, our management, and has not been audited, reviewed or verified, nor have any procedures been completed by our auditors with respect thereto, and you should not place undue reliance thereon. It is subject to confirmation in our audited consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. This business update has neither been reviewed nor reported on by FESCO’s external auditors.

CONSOLIDATED INTERIM CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED) FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013

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Consolidated Interim Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
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About FESCO

FESCO is one of the largest Russian port owners and operators with integrated rail and logistics businesses and primarily focused on intermodal deliveries of containerized cargo. The Group owns port, rail and shipping assets, which allow it to provide door-to-door logistics solutions and control almost all steps of the intermodal transportation value chain.

The majority of FESCO’s operations are located in the Russian Far East and the Group benefits from growing trade volumes between Russia and Asian countries.

FESCO controls the Commercial Port of Vladivostok, which has throughput capacity of 3.9 million tons for general cargo and oil products, 150,000 vehicles and over 600,000 TEUs in containers. FESCO is one of Russia’s top 10 private railcar operators providing services under the Transgarant (100%) and Russkaya Troika (50% JV with Russian Railways) brands. The Group owns a fleet of vessels mostly deployed through own line and logistics operations. In 2012, consolidated revenue of FESCO Group reached USD 1,197 million.