New Market Realities: Opportunities and Challenges

1. New Market Realities: Opportunities and Challenges Nikolay Egorov Director General, NDC Member of AECSD ACSDA Leadership Forum October 6 – 9, 2009 Santiago, Chile

2. Agenda • AECSD evolution • NDC strategic development

3. Association Members AECSD was established in 2001. The Association incorporates 12 depositories from 10 CIS countries: Central Depository of Armenia The National Depository Center (Azerbaijan) Republican Central Securities Depository (Republic of Belarus) Georgian Central Securities Depository National Securities Depository of Moldova Central Securities Depository (Kazakhstan) Central Depository (Kyrgyzstan) State CSD of the Republic of Uzbekistan Interregional Stock Union (Ukraine) The National Depository of Ukraine Depository Clearing Company (Russian Federation) The National Depository Center (Russian Federation)

4. Objectives • Harmonization of the regulatory framework • Establishment of depository links among the members to support cross-border securities transactions • Standardization of the technologies for the depository operation, procedures for depository transaction processing, and rules and regulations governing the depositories' activities • Adoption of international messaging standards for depository transactions and their use in the national practice • Development of Electronic Document Interchange • Supporting a coordinated process to enable the Association members to integrate into the global depository system  

5. Governance Structure General Meeting of AECSD Members Chairman • Working Groups • Depository Links • CSD Legal Issues • Development of Electronic Messaging Standards • Administration of the Association Website Secretariat NDC, Russia

6. Working Groups Activities • Report“Correspondent accounts of non-residents in depositories of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories” (October 2008) • Report “Clearing Activities in AECSDMember Countries” (October 2008 ) • Corporate actions survey (October 2009)

7. International Activities of the Association • An observer status inECSDA, AMEDA and ACG • Participation in internationalconferences and forums (CSD10, Annual Russian Securities Forum, SIBOSetc.) • Organizing and holding seminars and trainingson depository andclearing servicesfor Association members • Proposal on cross-membership of AECSD and ACSDA as observers

8. VI International AECSD Conference Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan 15-16 October, 2009 Main Agenda of the Conference: • The role of depository in the issuer's corporate actions in AECSD • Record-keeping of rights for securities: from depository to custodian • Regional markets during the crisis period: does the crisis generate ideas or obstacles

9. Agenda • AECSD evolution • NDC strategic development

10. “The National Depository Center” (Closed Joint Stock Company) NDC performance highlights for IH 2009 • Member of the MICEX Group • The biggest Russian settlement depository servicing all types of securities • NDC provides DVP settlement services for both primary and secondary markets and FOP /DVP settlement for OTC trades • Settlement depository of three Russian stock exchanges • AA- Thomas Murray rating • Value of securities held in NDC: RUB 4.7trillion (+7.2%) • Number of issues held: 2758 • Number of inventory operations: 1 164 366 (-8.1%) • Turnover:RUB 26.7 trillion (-7%) • Capital and retained earnings (RAS) for IQ2009 vs IQ2008 : RUB 1,85 bln. (+25%). • Net Income (RAS) for IQ2009 vs IQ2008: RUB102 mln. (-21,1%)

11. StrategicDirection: Effective Corporate Governance Structure The National Depository Center(NDC) MICEXSettlement House(MICEX SH) MERGE • On August 10, 2009 NDC became a Closed Joint Stock Company • MICEX SH and NDC – on the way to merge Benefits for clients • Providing a full range of settlement services • Raising capitalization to strong the market position • Improving perception of the Russian financial infrastructure globally

12. NDC as Efficient Locationfor Domestic Settlement (1) • Government bonds • NDC – de-facto CSD • Trading only on MICEX • Main Trading Mode – T+0, Negotiated Deal Mode– T+0-T+2 • Payment agent – Bank of Russia • All trades are settled on DVP basis • Corporate & Regional Bonds • NDC – de-facto CSD • Issued in dematerialised form with global certificates • Main Trading Mode T+0, DVP, Negotiated Deal Mode T+0-T+30 DVP basis • NDC as a paying agent in 29% of all transactions • Equities • No CSD • Book-entry form • Exchange trades (on MICEX, RTS) – same as bonds • OTC: re-registration vs. settlement depository/custodian • Trade settled through registrar – T+3 – T+7 cycle • Trade settled via settlement depository/custodian – T+0

13. SSS was created to allow faster settlements and faster links with various markets NDC as Efficient Locationfor Domestic Settlement (2) Speedy Settlement Scheme(SSS) • NDC and ING Wholesale Banking project • SSS - a temporary scheme, like NDC-DCC Bridge, will be replaced by more sophisticated CSD settlement services • STP • Fixed fee • Blue chips • Non-exclusive scheme

14. International Settlement Facilities Сash clearance account 16420 Securities clearance account 12065 link

15. 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2007 1Q 2007 2Q 2007 3Q 2007 4Q 2008 1Q 2008 2Q 2008 3Q 2008 4Q 2009 1Q Merger / pari passu (cancellation of additional issues) Corporate actions (conversions, entitlements, exchange offers, redemptions, repurchases etc.) Corporate Actions in Russia: NDC’s Value Proposition • 75% of documents handled by NDC are related to CAs • NDC is the biggest Russian payment agent for the issuers of corporate and regional bonds • NDC acts as the Russian National Numbering Agency and is authorized by FFMS of Russia to qualify the foreign securities for trading on the Russian market NDCstatistics, 2007 - 1Q 2009 * Excluding bonds of the Bank of Russia

16. Alliance Lite: Service Aimed at Boosting International Standards in Russia

17. Lender MICEX Stock Exchange Trading floor Net – positions Accepted orders MICEX as a Clearing system Borrower - Central Counterparty Net - positions NDC Settlement depository Securities available for ASL trades Instructions The First Step to CCP and Securities Lending • CCP for MICEX SE market - new project aimed to implement risk management system for fair market participants • Securities lending as NDC service for CCP

18. Contact Information • AECSD Secretary The National Depository Center 13, bldg 1, Mashkova St., Moscow,105062, Russia Tel.: +7 (495) 232-0513  E-mail: aecsd@aecsd.com • AECSD Website:www.aecsd.com Thank you for attention!