The New List Of The RTS Index And RTS Technical Index Constituents Approved

At its last meeting, the RTS Information Committee reviewed the list of shares that are used to calculate the RTS Index and the RTS Technical Index. From October 1st to December 31st, 2003, the exchange will use the list of constituents compiled based on trading data gathered from June 1st to August 29th, 2003.

The stocks were added to the list: Arkhenergo common shares (RTS ticker - ARHE); Kostroma GRES common shares (RTS ticker - KSGS) and Samaraenergo common shares (RTS ticker - SAGO).

The following fsecurities were taken off the list: GAZ Auto Plant common shares ( RTS ticker - GAZA), Sverdlovenergo common shares (RTS ticker - SVER) and Udmurtneft preferred shares (RTS ticker - UDMNP).

The List of the RTS Index and RTS Technical Index Constituents

#	RTS code	Security name
1	AFLT	Aeroflot - Russian Airlines, common
2	ARHE	Arhenergo, common
3	ARHEP	Arhenergo, preferred
4	AVAZ	Avtovaz, common
5	BANE	Bashneft, common
6	BANEP	Bashneft, preferred
7	BEGY	Bashkirenergo, common
8	CHEP	Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant, common
9	CHMF	Severstal Joint-Stock Company, common
10	CHNG	Chelyabenergo, common
11	EESR	Unified Energy System, common
12	EESRP	Unified Energy System, preferred
13	ENCO	SibirTelecom, common
14	ENCOP	SibirTelecom, preferred
15	ESMO	CenterTelecom, common
16	ESMOP	CenterTelecom, preferred
17	ESPK	Electrosvyaz of the Primorsky Region, common
18	ESPKP	Electrosvyaz of the Primorsky Region, preferred
19	GMKN	Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel, common
20	IRGZ	Irkutskenergo, common
21	KMAZ	KAMAZ Incorporated (Inc), common
22	KOEN	Komienergo, common
23	KSGS	Kostroma GRES, common
24	KUBN	Southern Telecommunications Company , common
25	KUBNP	Southern Telecommunications Company , preferred
26	KZBE	Kuzbassenergo, common
27	LKOH	LUKoil Oil Company, common
28	LSNG	Lenenergo, common
29	LSNGP	Lenenergo, preferred
30	MFGS	Slavneft-Megionneftegaz, common
31	MFGSP	Slavneft-Megionneftegaz, preferred
32	MGTS	Moscow City Telephone Network, common
33	MSNG	Mosenergo, common
34	NNSI	VolgaTelecom, common
35	NNSIP	VolgaTelecom, preferred
36	NTMK	Nizhny Tagil Ferrous Metal Factory, common
37	OMZZ	United Heavy Machinery (Uralmash-lzhora Group) (UHM), common
38	ORNB	Orenburgneft, common
39	ORNBP	Orenburgneft, preferred
40	PKBA	Baltika Brewery, common
41	RITK	RITEK, common
42	RTKM	Rostelecom, common
43	RTKMP	Rostelecom, preferred
44	SAGO	Samaraenergo, common
45	SBER	Sberbank RF, common
46	SBERP	Sberbank RF, preferred
47	SIBN	Siberian Oil Company (Sibneft), common
48	SNGS	Surgutneftegas, common
49	SNGSP	Surgutneftegas, preferred
50	SPTL	North-West Telecom, common
51	SPTLP	North-West Telecom, preferred
52	TATN	Tatneft, common
53	TATNP	Tatneft, preferred
54	TLEN	Tulenergo, common
55	TRNFP	Transneft, preferred
56	URKA	Uralkaly, common
57	URSI	UralSvyazInform, common
58	URSIP	UralSvyazInform, preferred
59	YUKO	YUKOS, common

Overall Market capitalization of the above list amounts to $127 756 778 949 or 91,91% of the RTS total capitalization as of August 29, 2003.

59 stocks make the list up.