RTS: The List Of Securities Employed In The RTS Index Calculation - With Effect From January 1, 2002 The RTS Indices Will Be Calculated On The Basis Of 63 Shares

According to the RTS Index calculation methodology the RTS Information Committee made a decision to calculate the RTS Index and RTS Technical Index on the basis of quotes and trades for 63 securities admitted to trading on the RTS Stock Exchange. The new list will be in effect from January 1 to March 31, 2002.

6 shares were added to the list of the RTS Index securities on January 1:

Lenenergo, preferred shares (LSNGP)
Purneftegas (Rosneft), preferred shares (PFGSP)
RITEK, common shares (RITK)
Sverdlovenergo, common shares (SVER)
Tomsktelecom, common shares (TMTK)
Tumentelekom, common shares (TUTE)

At the same time 5 shares of 4 companies were deleted from the list:

Electrosvyaz of Novosibirsk Region, preferred shares (ENCOP)
Moscow City Telephone, preferred shares (MGTSP)
Nizhnekamskneftekhim, common shares (NKNC)
Tumenneftegaz, common shares (TMNG)
Tumenneftegaz, preferred shares (TMNGP)

The list of the RTS Index securities effective since January 1, 2002:

a) Securities comprising 1st level Quotation List

#	RTS code	Security name
1	AFLT	Aeroflot, common
2	EESR	Unified Energy System, common
3	EESRP	Unified Energy System, preferred
4	LKOH	LUKoil Holdings, common
5	MSNG	Mosenergo, common
6	RTKM	Rostelecom, common
7	SBER	Sberbank RF, common
8	TATN	Tatneft, common

b) Securities comprising 2d level Quotation List

#	RTS code	Security name
9	BISV	Bashinformsvyaz, common
10	ELRO	Electrosvyaz of Rostov Region, common
11	GUMM	Trade House GUM, common
12	IRGZ	Irkutskenergo, common
13	KUBN	Kubanelectrosvyaz, common
14	KUBNP	Kubanelectrosvyaz, preferred
15	MGTS	Moscow City Telephone, common
16	RTKMP	Rostelecom, preferred
17	SBERP	Sberbank RF, preferred
18	SIBN	Sibneft, common
19	SPTL	St. Petersburg Telephone, common
20	SPTLP	St. Petersburg Telephone, preferred
21	TZUM	TzUM, Trading House, common
22	URSI	Uralsvyazinform, common
23	YUKO	YUKOS, common

c) Securities selected on the basis of expert estimate

#	RTS code	Security name
24	AVAZ	Avtovaz, common
25	AVAZP	Avtovaz, preferred
26	BEGY	Bashkirenergo, common
27	CHEP	Chelyabinsk tube work, common
28	CHMF	Cherepovets MF Severstal, common
29	ENCO	Electrosvyaz of Novosibirsk Region, common
30	ESMO	Electrosvyaz of Moscow Region, common
31	ESMOP	Electrosvyaz of Moscow Region, preferred
32	GAZA	GAZ Auto Plant, common
33	GMKN	Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel, common
34	HTCM	Khantymanciyskokrtelecom, common
35	KMAZ	KamAZ, common
36	KRNGP	Krasnoyarskenergo, preferred
37	KZBE	Kuzbassenergo, common
38	LNTCP	Lensvyaz, preferred
39	LSNG	Lenenergo, common
40	LSNGP	Lenenergo, preferred
41	MFGS	Slavneft-Megionneftegaz, common
42	MFGSP	Slavneft-Megionneftegaz, preferred
43	NNSI	Svyazinform of Nizhny Novgorod, common
44	ORNB	Orenburgneft, common
45	PFGS	Purneftegas (Rosneft), common
46	PFGSP	Purneftegas (Rosneft), preferred
47	PMNG	Permenergo, common
48	RITK	RITEK, common
49	RTSE	Rostovenergo, common
50	SAGO	Samaraenergo, common
51	SAGOP	Samaraenergo, preferred
52	SARE	Saratovenergo, common
53	SKGZ	Sakhalinmorneftegaz (Rosneft), common
54	SKGZP	Sakhalinmorneftegaz (Rosneft), preferred
55	SNGS	Surgutneftegas, common
56	SNGSP	Surgutneftegas, preferred
57	SVER	Sverdlovenergo, common
58	TATNP	Tatneft, preferred
59	TLEN	Tulenergo, common
60	TMTK	Tomsktelecom, common
61	TUTE	Tumentelekom, common
62	UMAS	Uralmash-Industries, common
63	URTC	Uraltelecom, common

Market capitalization of the above list amounts to $52 Bln or 85% of the RTS total capitalization as of November 30, 2001.