OREANDA-NEWS.On 27 August 2008 was announced, that effective August 22nd, 2008 parameters of the state registration numbers of IDGC of South, JSCordinary shares (Classic Market ticker – MRKY, T+0 Market ticker - MRKYG) will be changed to 1-01-34956-E as of 20.09.2007.

The above-mentioned changes are due to the annulment of the individual numbers (codes) of state registration numbers of the following additional share issues: 1-01-34956-E-001D as of 20.03.2008; 1-01-34956-E-002D as of 20.03.2008; 1-01-34956-E-003D as of 20.03.2008; 1-01-34956-E-004D as of 20.03.2008; 1-01-34956-E-005D as of 20.03.2008 and 1-01-34956-E-006D as of 20.03.2008.

The RTS Classic market is the oldest organized stock market in Russia – started its work on July 5th 1995. The prices that are being formed on the Classic market are a well-acknowledged guideline for the investors who make deals with Russian shares and depositary receipts for them. Information on trading on RTS is transmitted to a large number of clients in Russia and abroad and is a basis for calculating the main benchmark of the Russian stock market – RTS Index.

Trading on securities on T+0 market of OJSC RTS is held on the basis of anonymous trading of Order-Driven Market via technology "Delivery Versus Payment" with 100% depositing of assets.