OREANDA-NEWS. August 23, 2010.  "The National Depository Center" (Closed Joint Stock Company) (NDC), Russia's only settlement depository servicing the full range of debt and equity securities of Russian issuers, and the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange Settlement House Non-Bank Credit Organization CJSC (MICEX SH), report that on 18 August they held extraordinary general meetings of the shareholders (EGMs). The shareholders of the both companies approved the amendment to the accession agreement dated 29 June, 2010. The amendment is related to the volume of additional securities issue planned to be placed by MICEX SH by means of conversion in the course of accession, and to the amount of MICEX SH's equity capital after additional issue.

As it was stated previously, in the course of increasing in equity capital MICEX SH is to issue and place 925,675 common registered shares; one share's nominal value is to be RUB1,000. After placement of additional shares by means of conversion of NDC's shares into MICEX SH's shares the amount of MICEX SH's equity capital is to be RUB1,180,675 or 1,180,675 common registered shares; one share's nominal value is to amount to RUB1,000.

About NDC

"The National Depository Center" (Closed Joint Stock Company) is the largest settlement depository in Russia, servicing on-exchange and OTC transactions with all types of debt and equity securities of Russian issuers. NDC provides storage of global certificates and depository accounting for 99% of corporate bond issues, sub-federal and municipal bond issues. It services 100% of transactions conducted in the federal bond and the Bank of Russia bond markets, more than 99% of transactions conducted in the corporate and regional bond markets, the majority of transactions with equities and also services UIT units and Eurobonds. The international rating agency Thomas Murray has assigned NDC an АА- rating as a central depository. NDC is Russia's national numbering agency, and the substitute numbering agency for the CIS, authorized to assign the international ISIN and CFI codes.

For further information about NDC: www.ndc.ru, or NDC Public Affairs Division: +7 495 232 0910, pr@ndc.ru

About MICEX Settlement House

The Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange Settlement House Non-Bank Credit Organization CJSC (MICEX SH) is a non-banking credit institution specializing in the provision of settlement banking services to participants in the financial market. MICEX SH is first of all aimed at provision of settlement services in exchange markets of MICEX Group which corresponds with newest standards of efficiency, consistency and reliability. In accordance with agreements concluded by MICEX SH and the Bank of Russia the organization is a settlement center of securities market, a credit organization authorized to hold settlements in various sectors of financial market.

MICEX SH is among 30 biggest credit organizations of the Russian Federation on basis of its assets value.

MICEX SH holds settlements directly through bank electronic rapid payments system.

Over 890 major banks and financial companies from various Russian regions are the clients of MICEX SH, including Sberbank, GPB OJSC, Vnesheconombank, JSC VTB Bank, Troika Dialog, BrokerCreditService Ltd., ALFA-BANK, "ROSBANK" (OJSC JSCB), Bank of Moscow, subsidiary companies of major international financial institutions (JP Morgan Bank International LLC, Citibank CJSC, Deutsche Bank, UniCredit Bank CJSC, Raiffeisenbank CJSC), Russian and foreign exchanges, major international broker Cargill South LLC and other companies represented in Russian commodities market.

For further information about MICEX SH: http://www.micex.com/group/settlementhouse/portrait.