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The beginning of May was marked by the 5th annual conference of Global M&A partners, dedicated to Market Prospects of M&A Companies in the Mid-segment. Sokrat Group, the exclusive representative of Global M&A in Ukraine, was represented by Director of Investment and Banking Vladislav Ostapenko.

LLC «Financial Company «Sokrat», a member of «Sokrat» investment group, became the third according to the amount of its activities in the first quarter of 2008 based on ranking of securities custodians, compiled by Professional Association of Registrars and Depositaries (PARD).

CJSC FC Sokrat, part of the Sokrat investment group, now ranks third in terms of stock trading according to March 2008 ratings of professional participants of the market, drawn up by the PFTS, a Ukrainian Stock Exchange.

Sokrat investment group participated in the Investing in Corporate Ukraine conference, organized by Financial Times Global Events, on April 23, 2008. At the conference, Sokrat presented during a specialized seminar on mergers and acquisitions.

The 4th annual conference, the Ukrainian Investment Summit, held by the Adam Smith Institute, took place March 10-12, 2008. Andrey Ganzetsky, vice president of the Investment Banking Department of Sokrat investment group, represented the company at the summit.

Sokrat Investment Group intends to select partners for cooperation within the framework of its Private Banking activity.

Now that Sokrat Financial Company obtained a general license for foreign currency operations, it broadens the range of services for foreign investors.

The total number of registration operations, carried out by the Custodian since the beginning of 2007 amounted to 18 874, with total volume at nominal price amounting to 461 587 323 UAH.

Sokrat ranked third among PFTS professional traders of shares, according to year 2007 PFTS annual ratings. The total volume of Sokrat transactions with shares on PFTS in 2007 amounted to 10 029 151, 82 thousands UAH. The volume of transactions with shares, in which Sokrat was one of the parties involved, amounted to 1 625 795 400,97 UAH. Sokrat’s share of the total volume of transactions closed by all traders of shares on PFTS amounts to 8,11%.