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                06.12.2012 10:59

                Initial Margin requirement on the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market

                Dear Trading Participants of the Derivatives Market,

                please be advised that due to the launch of SPECTRA, the new platform for trading and clearing on the Derivatives Market and in the Standard Sector of the Moscow Exchange and in accordance with the decision of the Derivatives Market Committee the new Initial Margin value is determined for the period from the evening clearing session on December 06 through the evening clearing session on December 11, 2012.

                Futures contracts/ Standard market sector instruments Initial Margin size
                Basic size* From the evening clearing session
                on December 06 through the evening
                clearing session on December 11, 2012
                RTSI 10%** 12%**
                RTS Standard Index 10,0% 12,0%
                Russian Volatility Index 30%** 40%**
                MICEX Index 10,0% 12,0%
                Sectoral index RTScr 35%** 35%**
                Sectoral index RTSog 35%** 35%**
                BOVESPA Index 12,0% 15,0%
                SENSEX Index 10,0% 12,0%
                Hang Seng Index 10,0% 12,0%
                FTSE/JSE Top40 Index 12,0% 15,0%
                Norilsk Nickel ordinary shares 12,0% 15,0%
                GAZPROM   ordinary shares 10,0% 12,0%
                LUKOIL  ordinary shares 10,0% 12,0%
                ROSNEFT  ordinary shares 12,0% 15,0%
                Sberbank  ordinary shares 10,0% 12,0%
                Surgutneftegas  ordinary shares 12,0% 15,0%
                VTB Bank  ordinary shares 12,0% 15,0%
                MTS ordinary shares 15,0% 18,0%
                NOVATEK  ordinary shares 15,0% 18,0%
                Transneft preferred shares    12,0% 15,0%
                Sberbank  preferred shares 12,0% 15,0%
                RusHydro  ordinary shares 12,0% 15,0%
                RSDs representing rights on shares of United Company RUSAL Plc. 15,0% 18,0%
                Tatneft  ordinary shares 15,0% 18,0%
                Severstal  ordinary shares 15,0% 18,0%
                Uralkali ordinary shares 15,0% 18,0%
                Surgutneftegas preferred shares   12,0% 15,0%
                FGC UES  ordinary shares 20,0% 24,0%
                NLMK  ordinary shares 25,0% 30,0%
                MMK  ordinary shares 25,0% 30,0%
                Aeroflot  ordinary shares 25,0% 30,0%
                INTER RAO UES  ordinary shares 20,0% 24,0%
                Holding IDGC  ordinary shares 25,0% 30,0%
                MosEnergo  ordinary shares 25,0% 30,0%
                NCSP  ordinary shares 25,0% 30,0%
                OGK-2  ordinary shares 25,0% 30,0%
                Raspadskaya  ordinary shares О 25,0% 30,0%
                Gazprom neft  ordinary shares 20,0% 24,0%
                TGK-1  ordinary shares 25,0% 30,0%
                Rostelecom  ordinary shares 15,0% 18,0%
                Troika Dialog AM, "Troika Dialog – RTS Standard Index", fund units 12,0% 15,0%
                 
                US dollar 3,5% 5,0%
                EUR/RUB exchange rate 3,0% 4,0%
                EUR/USD exchange rate 3%** 4%**
                AUD/USD exchange rate 5%** 5%**
                GBP/USD exchange rate 3%** 4%**
                average rate of the three month MosPrime credit 15,0% 18,0%
                2-year Russian Federation government bonds 1,5% 1,5%
                4-year Russian Federation government bonds 2,5% 2,5%
                6-year Russian Federation government bonds 3,5% 3,5%
                 
                gold 6%** 7.5%**
                Refined silver 12%** 15%**
                Raw sugar 10,0% 15,0%
                "URALS" oil 15%** 18%**
                "BRENT" oil 8%** 10%**
                Refined platinum 8%** 10%**
                Refined palladium 10%** 12%**
                copper 8,0% 10,0%
                 
                Diesel fuel 15,0% 18,0%
                Gas-oil 12,0% 15,0%
                corn 12,0% 15,0%
                wheat 12,0% 15,0%
                cotton 15,0% 18,0%
                soy beans 12,0% 15,0%
                 
                  power index at the 'Center' hub (in basic load hours) 15,0% 18,0%
                  power index at the 'Center' hub (in basic load hours) 15,0% 18,0%
                  power index at the 'Ural' hub (in basic load hours) 15,0% 18,0%
                  power index at the 'Ural' hub (in peak load hours) 15,0% 18,0%
                  power index at the 'Eastern Siberia' hub (in basic load hours) 15,0% 18,0%
                  power index at the 'West Siberia' hub (in basic load hours) 15,0% 18,0%
                quarterly futures contract on the power index at the 'Center' hub (in basic load hours) 10,0% 12,0%
                quarterly futures contract on the power index at the 'Center' hub (in peak load hours) 10,0% 12,0%
                quarterly futures contract on the power index at the 'Ural' hub (in basic load hours) 10,0% 12,0%
                quarterly futures contract on the power index at the 'Ural' hub (in peak load hours) 10,0% 12,0%
                annual futures contract on the index at the 'Center' hub (in basic load hours) 5,0% 6,0%
                annual futures contract on the index at the 'Center' hub (in peak load hours) 5,0% 6,0%
                annual futures contract on the power index at the 'Ural' hub (in basic load hours) 5,0% 6,0%
                annual futures contract on the power index at the 'Ural' hub (in peak load hours) 5,0% 6,0%

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