MODERN PRODUCTION FACILITIES

MODERN PRODUCTION FACILITIES

Comment on the temporary ban on import of poultry and poultry products from Ukraine due to avian influenza

Кyiv, Ukraine – AVANGARDCO INVESTMENTS PUBLIC LIMITED (LSE: AVGR) (the “Company” or “AVANGARDCO IPL”), the largest producer of shell eggs and dry egg products in Ukraine and number one producer in Europe, informs that on 16 March 2017, Ukraine’s State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection published a list of countries that imposed temporary restrictions on poultry and poultry product exports from Ukraine due to avian influenza in some parts of the Kherson, Odesa and Chernivtsi regions. Some of these countries are key export markets for AvangardCo, including Iraq, Jordan, the UAE and the EU.