OJSC Polyus Gold announces that its shares are added to the RTS Index effective from June 15, 2006. At the moment the Polyus Gold stock has a 2,58% share in the RTS Index.

The RTS Index (Index symbol – RTSI) is an official RTS Stock Exchange publication. The RTS Index’s calculation is based on 50 most liquid and capitalized stocks picked by the RTS Information Committee experts. The constituent list is being reviewed every three months.