OREANDA-NEWS. July 18, 2011. As of July 18, 2011 the name of the following financial instrument will be changed, due to the change of the issuer’s name:

1

RTS Classica market ticker

NGSB

RTS T+0 market ticker

NGSBG

Current name of the instrument  in the Trading system

Novgorod Energy Retail Company, ordinary shares

New name of the instrument  in the Trading system

Novgorodoblenergosbyt OJSC , ordinary shares

2

RTS Classica market ticker

NGSBP

RTS T+0 market ticker

NGSBPG

Current name of the instrument  in the Trading system

Novgorod Energy Retail Company, preferred shares

New name of the instrument  in the Trading system

Novgorodoblenergosbyt OJSC , preferred shares

RTS Classica is the oldest organized stock market in Russia – trading was opened on July 5, 1995. The prices that are discovered on RTS Classica are a well-acknowledged guideline for the investors who trade in Russian shares and depositary receipts representing them. RTS market data is transmitted to a large number of clients in Russia and abroad and is a basis for calculation of the main benchmark of the Russian stock market – RTS Index.

Trading on the RTS T+0 Market is held on the basis of anonymous trading of Order-Driven Market using a "Delivery Versus Payment" technology with 100% advance depositing of assets.