Free Affidavit - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1 :04-cv-01482-GIVIS Document 48-15 Filed 03/31/2005 Page 1 of 2
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
POR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
DAVIS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, HOLDEX, LLC,:
FOSTON MANAGEMENT, LTD, and :
OMNI TRUSTHOUSE, LTD, :
Piarurirrs, {
v. No. 04-l482·GMS
NEW START GROUP CORP., VENITOM CORP.,i
PAN—AMERICAN CORP., MDM BANK, :
URAL—GORNO METALURAGICAL COMPANY;
EVRAZ HOLDING, MIKHAIL CHERNOI, :
OLEG DERIPASKA, ARNOLD KISLIN, :
MIKHAIL NEKRICH, and ISKANDER :
MAKMUDOV, :
Defendants.
DECLARATION OF WILLIAM H. DEVAN EY
WILLIAM H. DEVANEY, declares as follows:
I. I am a member of the Bar of the State of New York and of the law
firm of Heard & O’Toole LLP, counsel for defendant Ural-Gorno Metallurgical
Company ("UGMC"). I submit this Declaration in support of the defendants' motions to
dismiss the Complaint. UGMC joins in those motions.
2. In connection with the motion to dismiss on forum non conveniens
grounds, and as a condition to dismissal on such grounds, UGMC hereby agrees:
(a) to consent to the jurisdiction of the Russian courts in any
action filed by plaintiffs alleging the same or similar claims
asserted in the Complaint;
(b) to produce any relevant documents or witnesses in Russia;
(c) to consent to any venue in Russia that may be selected by
plaintiffs; and

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(d) to waive any defense based on any statute of limitations
which may have expired after the filing of the Complaint
herein (November 4, 2004) until 90 days after judgment in
this case becomes final.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed
on March 10, 2005.
WILLIAM H. DEVANEY _ llii _, y