OREANDA-NEWS. September 29, 2015 the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for State Property Management (Rosimuschestvo) and Moscow Exchange signed a tripartite cooperation agreement. The agreement provides for the creation of new indicators of the Russian securities market - MOEX State-Owned Companies Index and MOEX Regulated Companies Index. Shares of IDGC of Centre, PJSC were included in the Regulated Companies Index with the weight of 1,66% as at 30.12.2014.

The calculation of the Regulated Companies Index will include shares of natural monopolies included in the corresponding list of the Federal Antimonopoly Service. Moscow Exchange will calculate the indices on a cum-dividend basis using its own market data and they will be market cap weighted. Components and their weightings will be reviewed annually in accordance with recommendations of the Ministry of Economic Development and Rosimuschestvo. Changes will take effect on the first trading day of each calendar year.

The creation and implementation of the indices is one of the Russian Government’s initiatives aiming to improve quality and transparency of corporate governance at state-owned companies.