Going Public in Russian Securities Market

Alexei RybnikovCEOMICEX Stock Exchange

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IPO for Russian Issuers: Pros and Cons

Benefits of going public– Ability to raise capital rapidly when needed

» acquisition currency» liquid market for the company’s stock» expanding shareholder base

– Strengthening balance sheet to support future growth– Increases valuation (reduces illiquidity premium)

The dark side of IPO– Losing full control of the process – market dictates

final outcome– Underpricing - market price may not reflect true value

of the firm– Focus shift – from long-term to short-term goals

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Choice of Venue: Issuer Perspective

Factors to consider: Deal size Target investor base Critical mass of liquidity Legislation Cost Story

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Choice of Venue: Issuer Perspective

Factors to consider: Deal size – up to US$ 500 million Target investor base - mix of buy-and-hold

and active traders Critical mass of liquidity – at all times Cost – at issuance and maintenance Story – compelling

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A CRITICAL NEED

Domestic Market

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MICEX Group: the national financial infrastructureSt.-Petersburg

Moscow

N. NovgorodNovosibirsk

Rostov-on-Don Yekaterinburg Vladivostok

Samara

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Domestic Market in Figures

MICEX Stock Exchange’s share in Russian stock market turnover exceeds 85%

Turnover in 2005 reached US$ 225,6 bln, 49,2% increase over 2004

Volume of transactions in Jan-Feb 2006 - US$ 69,6 bln, 3,4 times over Jan-Feb 2005

Turnover of Russian stock exchangesin 2003-2006, US$ bln

2003 2004 2005Jan-Feb 2006

MICEX 99.1 151.2 225.6 69.6

RTS 13.3 26.1 36.5 15.8

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MICEX Stock Exchange: Stock Market Up-and-Coming

MICEX SE Market Cap 2004-2006, US$ bln

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MICEX Stock Exchange:Liquidity Growth

MICEX SE Average Daily Turnover 2005-2006, US$ bln

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MICEX Stock Exchange:Start in Gazprom

MICEX SE trading volume is over 41% of the total market

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Issuers on MICEX Stock Exchange

Issuers on MICEX Stock ExchangeJanuary 1, 2003

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Total number of issuers

157 225 241 418 461

Issuers of equities

85 91 81 161 185

Issuers of bonds

82 152 179 244 262

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MICEX Stock Exchange:Investor Base

Type of Investor Number of Investors

(16.03.2006)Private Investors 130 301

Nonresidents 1 203

Legal Entities 20 208

Institutional Investors 4 752

Total 156 464

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MICEX Stock Exchange: Cash Equities

294 securities of 185 issuers traded

50 equities of 34 issuers listed, including all blue chips

2005 equities trading volume reached US$ 141,8 bln, 30,6% increase over 2004

Volume of transactions with equities in Jan-Feb 2006 - US$ 49,6 bln, 4 times over Jan-Feb 2005

Volume of transactions andMICEX Index

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MICEX Stock Exchange: Corporate and Regional Bonds

375 bonds of 262 issuers traded

US$ 24,2 bln (par value) total outstanding

114 bonds of 67 issuers listed 2005 turnover in bonds

reached US$ 83,8 bln, 2 times over 2004

Volume of transactions with corporate and regional bonds in Jan-Feb 2006 - US$ 20 bln, 2,4 times over Jan-Feb 2005

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Market value of corporate bonds has grown 6,2 times during 2003-2005

Market value of corporate bonds in Jan-Feb 2006 has increased by 28,1% to 12,3 bln USD

The biggest issuers of bonds (in terms of nominal value): RZhD – 1.17 bln USD Gazprom – 0.89 bln USD Vneshtorgbank – 0.71 bln

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MICEX Stock Exchange Among PeersVolume of trades on equities market

in January 2006 and number of issuersUS$ bln Number of issuers

NYSE 1387.6 1817NASDAQ 1107.2 2821London SE 603.4 2753Tokyo SE 568.7 2325Euronext 282.8 962Deutsche Borse 221.4 645Hong Kong Ex&Cl 60.0 1127Shanghai SE 27.8 833MICEX SE 19.7 170Singapore Ex 12.2 566Wiener Borse 5.9 91Warsaw SE 4.9 234

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Russian Legislation & Regulation: Recent Developments (2005-2006)

More issuer & investor friendlyShorter IPO cycle30% ruleRDRTransparencyCorporate GovernanceInvestor ProtectionNational Infrastructure

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Future Prospects

Market is Ready Infrastructure in Place Regulation Inviting Next Steps:

Dual Listings Strategic Cooperation & Partnerships Real Working Mechanisms

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Contacts

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