OREANDA-NEWS. January 18, 2013. Moscow Exchange Group (the “Group”) today reported strong growth in revenue and net profit in the first nine months of 2012.

According to the Group's IFRS interim consolidated financial statements, revenue totaled RUB 15.9 billion, an increase of 36.7% versus Group revenue for the first nine months of 2011 (RUB 11.7 billion). The Group posted a net profit of RUB 6.4 billion in the first nine months of 2012, up 22.4% versus Group results for the same period of 2011 (RUB 5.2 billion).

Operating expenses totaled RUB 6.6 billion in the first three quarters of 2012. This represented an increase of 37.4% over Group operating expenses for the same period in 2011 (RUB 4.8 billion).

As of September 30, 2012, the Group"s capital was RUB 43.1 billion. This represented an increase of RUB 13.8 billion from the Group"s capital as of December 31, 2011 (RUB 29.3 billion) as a result of profit earned from the Group"s main business activities and the sale of a block of shares.

The Group's financial results for the first nine months of 2012 include the financial results of OJSC "Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS" and 15 other companies that are part of the Group, including CJSC "National Clearing Centre", CJSC "MICEX Stock Exchange" and CJSC "National Settlement Depository".

With effect from 29 June 2011, Russia"s two main securities exchanges, MICEX and RTS, merged to create the Group (the “Merger”). The Group has prepared pro forma combined financial results for the nine months ended 30 September 2011 to show the financial position of the Group as if the Merger had taken place as of 1 January 2011. On that basis, net profit increased by 12% in 2012 from pro forma net profit for the nine months ended 30 September 2011 of RUB 5.73 billion. The Group"s revenue of RUB 15.9 billion for the nine months ended 30 September 2012 was 18.3% higher than pro forma revenue for the nine months ended 30 September 2011 of RUB 13.5 billion. Operationing expenses for the nine months ended 30 September 2012 of RUB 6.6 billion was 11% higher than pro forma operating expenses of RUB 6.0 billion for the nine months ended 30 September 2011. The pro forma financial information has been prepared for illustrative purposes only, and does not purport to present what the Group"s results would actually have been had the Merger occurred on the date presented or any other date.