OREANDA-NEWS. August 5, 2011. On August 3, 2011 NP RTS and Open Joint Stock Company "Russian Trading System" Stock Exchange, Closed Joint Stock Company "Depository Clearing Company", Joint-stock company "RTS Clearing Company", Non-Banking Credit Organization Settlement Chamber RTS and RTS Exchange Europe Limited entered into a Framework Agreement on transfer of assets.

This Framework Agreement sets forth a number of mutual obligations of the parties including the following:

NP RTS undertakes to transfer to OJSC RTS the equipment that is necessary for organization of trading by OJSC RTS (including the data center located in Kolskaya Street) and the exclusive right to use the relevant software (RTS Plaza) for a remuneration in the amount of USD37.5 dollars;

OJSC RTS is granted the right to administer the domain rts.ru until 6 months after rebranding of the integrated exchange is completed;

Preferred shares of OJSC RTS that belong to NP RTS (6,320,447 units) are to be converted into ordinary shares of ZAO MICEX at the convertion ratio agreed upon for ordinary shares of OJSC RTS;

NP RTS is entitled to nominate a representative to the board of directors of the integrated exchange;

OJSC RTS undertakes to ensure a nondiscriminatory access to the post-trading infrastructure of the integrated exchange for NP RTS and its affiliated companies.

The Framework Agreement fully complies with the provisions of the Framework agreement signed by OJSC RTS, ZAO MICEX and some of the RTS shareholders as well as with the resolutions adopted by the Council of NP RTS on the 19th of May, 2011 and approved by the Board of Directors of NP RTS. It is also in line with all the arrangements agreed upon between NP RTS and the shareholders of OJSC RTS.