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March 6, 2026

13:56

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by the National Credit Center (JSC) on 06.03.2026, 13-56 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 88.62) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 95.09 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 21.25%) of the FLOT (Sovcomflot) security were changed.

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The total volume of transactions on the Moscow Exchange derivatives market at the end of February 2026 amounted to 12.4 trillion rubles (12.5 trillion rubles in February 2025). The volume of open positions on the exchange-traded derivatives market increased by 12% over the month, reaching over 2.8 trillion rubles (2.5 trillion rubles in February 2025).

In February, 146,000 individuals (3.3% of the February 2025 figure) or 205,000 accounts (7.8% of the February 2025 figure) conducted futures and options transactions on the Moscow Exchange. Individuals accounted for 54.8% of the total exchange-traded derivatives trading volume.

Commodity derivatives retain their leadership in terms of the volume of transactions by private investors: 61.4% of the volume of transactions by individuals in February was in commodity futures and options, 23.6% in currency derivatives, and 15% in index and stock derivatives.

The top 10 most popular instruments among individuals by transaction volume in February included quarterly futures on silver (SILV) and gold (GOLD), futures on the US dollar-Russian ruble (Si) and Chinese yuan-Russian ruble (CNY) currency pairs, natural gas contracts (NG), quarterly futures on the Moscow Exchange Index (MIX), Brent oil futures (Br), perpetual contract on the Chinese yuan-Russian ruble currency pair (CNYRUBF), futures on the RTS Index (RTS) and perpetual futures on the US dollar-Russian ruble exchange rate (USDRUBF).

The evening trading session accounted for 17% of total trading volume on the derivatives market. Morning trading in February accounted for 4.8% of total trading volume. Weekend trading volume on the derivatives market amounted to 450 billion rubles.

The commodities segment retained its leadership in terms of client transaction volume on the Moscow Exchange derivatives market in February, and average daily trading volumes for a number of instruments also set new all-time highs. For example, the average daily trading volume of silver mini-futures (SILVM) reached 7.4 billion rubles. The previous record high was 5.9 billion rubles, set in January 2026. Average daily trading volume of gold futures denominated in rubles (GL) reached 3.9 billion rubles, compared to the previous high of 3.3 billion rubles, set in September 2025.

Also, amid price fluctuations on global markets, the average daily trading volume of cocoa futures (COCOA) increased to 3.6 billion rubles. The previous high was 2.4 billion rubles, recorded in January 2026.

The total average daily trading volume of Bitcoin and Ethereum index futures exceeded 2.2 billion rubles in February. The previous high was 1.6 billion rubles, recorded in December 2025.

Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market Moscow Exchange is a leading derivatives trading platform in Russia and Eastern Europe, combining advanced infrastructure, reliability, and guarantees, as well as state-of-the-art futures and options trading technologies. Today, the Moscow Exchange derivatives market trades 41 stock options, 3 currency options, a gold option, an index option, and over 160 futures contracts and options on them, with underlying assets including stock indices, stocks, currency pairs, precious and industrial metals, oil, gas, and other commodities, as well as interest rates.

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Parameters:

The deposit auction date is 06.03.2026. The placement currency is RUB. The maximum amount of funds placed (in the placement currency) is 94,000,000. Placement term, days – 8. The date of depositing funds is 10.03.2026. The date of return of funds is 18.03.2026. The minimum placement interest rate, % per annum is 15.25. Terms of the conclusion, urgent or special (urgent). The minimum amount of funds placed for one application (in the placement currency) is 94,000,000. The maximum number of applications from one Participant, pcs. 1. Auction form, open or closed (Open).

The basis of the Agreement is the General Agreement. Schedule (Moscow time). Preliminary applications from 11:40 to 11:50. Competitive applications from 11:50 to 11:55. Setting the cutoff interest rate or declaring the auction invalid before 12:15. Additional terms and conditions – Placement of funds with the option of early withdrawal of the entire deposit amount and payment of interest accrued on the deposit amount at the rate established by the deposit transaction, in the event of the Bank's non-compliance with the requirements set forth in paragraph 2.1. of the Regulation "On the procedure for selecting banks for the placement of funds of the Moscow Small Business Lending Promotion Fund in deposits (deposits) under the GDS" (as amended on the date of the deposit transaction), early withdrawal at the "on demand" rate, interest payment at the end of the term, without replenishment.

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On March 5, 2026, Moscow Exchange, together with the UN Global Compact National Network in Russia, held a roundtable discussion on equal career opportunities and women's economic inclusion as part of the global Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative.

Representatives of the stock exchange, large businesses, and experts and consultants in sustainable development discussed effective practices for overcoming gender stereotypes common to various economic sectors.

The discussion featured the results of a study by the ACRA rating agency and the consulting firm Strategy Partners, which showed that comprehensive career development programs for women are in place at one in five Russian companies, and another 10% are considering implementing them. Furthermore, 42% of companies implement support measures for employees on maternity leave that go beyond legal requirements.

The study's authors also found that the gender employment gap persists globally, with Russia's being lower than the global average and gradually narrowing. However, our country has one of the highest gender pay imbalances: women earn significantly lower salaries even with comparable employment levels. The uneven distribution of household labor remains a key factor limiting career advancement: women spend an average of more than four hours a day on it, while men spend less than two.

Maxim Kochetkov, Head of Sustainable Development at Moscow Exchange:

"Equal access to careers and pay is an important factor in sustainable development and can positively impact business performance. Ultimately, equal career opportunities benefit everyone—individuals, companies, the economy, and the state as a whole. The inclusiveness that many companies are already demonstrating is an investment in the future of the market. Moscow Exchange annually hosts a roundtable on equal opportunities, serving as a platform for open dialogue and collaborative decision-making within the framework of ESG and its social component. We believe that when everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential, business becomes more productive, and the market moves toward greater fairness."

Most roundtable participants from industries such as energy, construction, mining, petrochemicals, metallurgy, and transportation agreed that to achieve sustainable progress in women's employment and career development, companies need to combine recruitment and retention initiatives with family support measures, mentoring, networking, and corporate culture.

In addition, the special rapporteurs addressed the issue of supporting indigenous women, as well as projects of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to ensure equal opportunities in agriculture.

The event concluded with the ceremonial ringing of the stock exchange bell in support of international initiatives to ensure equal career opportunities.

As an issuer, Moscow Exchange adheres to best practices in the area of non-financial reporting disclosure. A new issue was issued in 2025. sixth Sustainable Development ReportThe company operates environmental policy, which defines the basic principles, objectives and priorities of the exchange's activities in the field of environmental protection and nature management.

In February 2026, the Moscow Exchange launched An index of ESG-rated companies, which became the sixth in the exchange's ESG index lineup. The index's launch underscored the importance of Russian companies integrating ESG principles and disclosure for business development.

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Application selection parameters:

The application selection date is March 6, 2026. Unique application selection identifier is 22,026,060. Deposit currency is rubles. Fund type is a Single Treasury Account. The maximum amount of funds placed in bank deposits is 198,000,000,000. Placement period, in days, is 5.

Date of depositing funds 06.03.2026. Date of return of funds 11.03.2026. Interest rate for placement of funds (fixed or floating) FIXED. Minimum fixed interest rate for placement of funds, % per annum 14.8. Basic floating interest rate for placement of funds – Minimum spread, % per annum – Terms and conditions of concluding a bank deposit agreement (term, replenishable or special) Term. Minimum amount of funds placed for one application, monetary units 1,000,000,000. Maximum number of applications from one credit institution, pcs. 2. Conditions for offsetting mutual obligations under bank deposit agreements, repo agreements and securities loan agreements (with or without offsetting mutual obligations). Without offsetting mutual obligations. Application selection form (Open with random completion, Closed, Open with extension). Open with random completion. Order selection schedule (Moscow time). Order selection venue: Moscow Exchange.

Bids will be accepted from 10:00 to 10:10. Pre-bids will be accepted from 10:00 to 10:05. Competitive bidding will be accepted from 10:05 to 10:10. Random bidding period (sec.): 120 Bid increment:

Time step (sec.):

Extension period end time:

Formation of a consolidated register of applications from 10:30 to 11:00. Establishing a cutoff interest rate and (or) recognizing the selection of applications as unsuccessful from 10:30 to 11:10. Formation of a consolidated register of bank deposit agreements from 11:10 to 11:30. Information on settlements In accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 64 and 65 of the Order of the Federal Treasury dated September 18, 2025, No. 8n

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On March 5, 2026, the Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board tentatively recommended that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) approve the payment of dividends for 2025 in the amount of 19.57 rubles per share.

Therefore, it is recommended to allocate 44.5 billion rubles for dividend payments, which is 75% of Moscow Exchange's net profit under IFRS for 2025.

The issue of profit distribution based on the results of 2025 will be submitted for consideration to the General Meeting of Shareholders, the date of which will be approved later.

Moscow Exchange's current dividend policy requires that free cash flow be used for dividend payments, taking into account necessary capital investments to support the business and investments in further development, as well as regulatory requirements for Moscow Exchange and its subsidiaries. The minimum dividend payout level, according to the dividend policy, is 50% of the Group's IFRS net profit.

The Moscow Exchange Group operates Russia's only multifunctional exchange platform for trading stocks, bonds, derivatives, currencies, money market instruments, and commodities. The Group includes a central depository and a clearing center, which acts as a central counterparty in the markets, allowing Moscow Exchange to provide its clients with a full range of trading and post-trading services.

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The National Settlement Depository (NSD, part of the Moscow Exchange Group) has launched the Corporate Information Center (CIC)—a unified hub for collecting, normalizing (standardizing and translating), and distributing corporate data on Russian issuers and financial instruments. This is a strategic step by the Moscow Exchange Group aimed at solving a fundamental market problem: eliminating the need to manually collect disparate, often inconsistent data from multiple sources, cleanse it, and keep it up-to-date.

The service is aimed at professional financial market participants and corporate clients and will reduce operational costs and risks associated with information processing, as well as significantly improve the quality and speed of investment and management decisions.

The CCI creates a single consolidated register for all Russian instruments and issuers, preserving historical data and providing machine-readable access to this data for market participants' internal automation systems. This allows the CCI to be used as a "golden source" of reference data and corporate information for professional participants' trading and risk departments, as well as for reporting and regulatory compliance.

Users already have access to issuer and security ratings, financial statements under international standards, and accounting statements under Russian standards. According to NSD analysts, IFRS and RAS reporting data offers the most comprehensive coverage of companies in the market for similar data, and is updated quickly—from four hours after official disclosure.

In addition to financial information, the service provides online data on corporate actions (dividends, coupons, corporate events) and relationships and affiliates for over 2,000 companies. The directory contains data on over 22,000 securities issues, an IR calendar for over 400 companies, and directories for over 34,000 companies with daily updates.

The CCI's deep integration with official sources and the entire Moscow Exchange Group infrastructure guarantees the reliability, timeliness, and completeness of information. This allows clients to build complex risk models, generate reports, and develop analytical solutions using a single, reliable source.

Pavel Erykalov, Director of Information Services at NSD:

"By launching the Corporate Information Center, NSD is strengthening its role as a key provider of data and technological infrastructure for the market. We are creating not just a service, but a standard for the quality and accessibility of corporate information. Our expertise in processing and normalizing large data sets, coupled with our integration with the exchange ecosystem, allows us to offer the market a truly benchmark product. Today, we focus on core solutions for the professional community, but our strategic goal is to become the primary source of reliable data for all market participants, including end investors."

Data access is provided via API, HTTP, Trade Radar, and other Moscow Exchange Group products, allowing you to choose the most convenient way to obtain information.

NSD has the status of a central depository*, registered on June 27, 1996. NSD is recognized by the Bank of Russia as a systemically important settlement depository and a systemically important repository. NSD's payment system has the status of systemically and nationally important.

Detailed information on the activities of the NSD is available on the website www.nsd.ru.

*The status of central depository was assigned to NSD by Order of the Russian Federal Financial Markets Service dated 06.11.2012 No. 12-2761/PZ-I. License No. 045-12042-000100 dated 19 February 2009 for a professional participant in the securities market to carry out depository operations, issued by the Russian Federal Financial Markets Service. License No. 3294 dated 4 August 2016 for banking operations, issued by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. License No. 045-00004-000010 dated 20 December 2012 for clearing operations, issued by the Russian Federal Financial Markets Service. License No. 045-01 dated 28 December 2016 for repository operations, issued by the Bank of Russia.

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March 5, 2026

11:07

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by the NCC (JSC) on 05.03.2026, 11-07 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 110.07) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 1152.66 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 12.5%) of the security RU000A0JUKX4 (DOM.RF30ob) were changed.

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Systematic gold trading volume on the Moscow Exchange's precious metals market in February 2026 increased almost fourfold compared to February of the previous year, reaching 33.7 tonnes in swap transactions and 9.7 tonnes in spot transactions. In rubles, the volume increased more than fivefold, reaching 537.3 billion rubles.

The volume of silver trading (swap and spot) in February increased sevenfold and amounted to 64.5 tons (13.9 billion rubles), platinum – almost threefold, to 333 kg (1.9 billion rubles), palladium – 3.4 times, to 274 kg (1.2 billion rubles).

The number of transactions on the Moscow Exchange precious metals market in February tripled year-on-year and exceeded 450,000.

In February, private investors were most active in silver trading in the precious metals market, accounting for over 58% of all transactions. Individuals accounted for 4% of gold trading, 48% of platinum trading, and 43% of palladium trading.

The number of individuals who conducted transactions on the Moscow Exchange precious metals market in February 2026 increased by 22% compared to the previous year and amounted to 45.8 thousand.

The total trading volume on the precious metals market last month amounted to 554.3 billion rubles (swap and spot transactions in systemic mode).

Prices on the Moscow Exchange precious metals market are used to calculate the Moscow Exchange Refined Gold Index. RUGOLD, as well as for gold fixing GOLDFIXME, which is used as the strike price for cash-settled ruble gold futures contracts and premium options on this metal. The RUGOLD index is the first commodity indicator, included in the register of the Bank of Russia.

On precious metals market Moscow Exchange investors can trade gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, backed by physical metal in a vault. Trading and settlement are conducted in rubles through the National Clearing Center, a central counterparty, allowing participants to take advantage of a modern risk management system and secure settlements. Precious metals are delivered anonymously to the metal accounts of clearing participants.

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March 5, 2026

10:53

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by the NCC (JSC) on 05.03.2026, 10:53 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 109.0) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 1168.8 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 8.75%) of the security RU000A101590 (DOM 1P-7R) were changed.

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