OREANDA-NEWS. April 25, 2011. DIXY Group ordinary shares will be included into the basis for calculating the MICEX Consumer Goods and Services Index (MICEX CGS) from April 25, 2011. The decision is based on the results of regular review conducted under the recommendations of the MICEX Index Committee. Criteria used for inclusion in the Index are liquidity (volume and number of shares) and capitalization.

The DIXY Group of Companies is one of Russia's leading retailers of foods and everyday products. The company specializes in developing neighborhood store supermarkets in Moscow, St. Petersburg and three federal districts of Russia: Central, Northwest and Urals, which together account for more than half of the retail market for foods and everyday products in the Russian Federation.

In May 2007, the Company raised USD 360 million in its IPO on RTS and MICEX. Company shares are included in two RTS indexes: the Consumer & Retail Index (RTScr) and the RTS-2 Second-Tier Stock Index (RTS2).

The Mercury Group of Companies, a diversified holding company, owns a controlling stake in OJSC DIXY Group. In 2009, Mercury Group's consolidated turnover exceeded USD 15 billion. In addition to the DIXY Group, its core assets are:

 - Megapolis Group of Companies, Russia's largest distributor of FMCG products and one of the world's largest distributors of tobacco products;

 - SovInterAutoService, one of the largest trucking companies in the CIS backed by more than 30 years of truck transport within Russia in Western and Eastern Europe and Asia;

 - The Mercury Development group of companies, known for projects such as construction of class A+ multipurpose Mercury City Tower at Moscow City development and M.V.Frunze Resort in Sochi, and others;

 - JSC  Gorevsky GOK, Russia's largest polymetal (lead, zinc) producer and smelter;

 - Turboholod Manufacturing Facility (a developer of turboexpanders for the oil and gas industry);

 - The Degtyarev Plant (a manufacturer of civilian and military equipment).