OREANDA-NEWS. December 19, 2011. The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders approved the new version of the MICEX’s Corporate Charter, providing for, in particular, changing the name of the MICEX and transforming the MICEX from a Close Joint-Stock Company into an Open Joint-Stock Company, which is a necessary measure for the company to make its IPO.

According to the new version of the MICEX’s Corporate Charter, the full name of the company is “Open Joint-Stock Company MICEX-RTS”.

In addition to changing the type of the joint-stock company and approving the new version of the Corporate Charter, the Extraordinary General Meeting approved new versions of the Regulations “On the Preparation, Convening and Holding the General Meeting of Shareholders” and “On the Board of Directors of the Exchange” and also approved the Regulation on the Audit Committee of the Exchange.