The FINANCIAL -- MOSCOW Exchange Group reported strong growth in revenue and net profit in the first nine months of 2012.

According to the Group's IFRS interim consolidated financial statements, revenue totaled RUB 15.9 billion, an increase of 36.7% versus Group revenue for the first nine months of 2011 (RUB 11.7 billion). As MOSCOW Exchange Group said, the Group posted a net profit of RUB 6.4 billion in the first nine months of 2012, up 22.4% versus Group results for the same period of 2011 (RUB 5.2 billion).

Operating expenses totaled RUB 6.6 billion in the first three quarters of 2012. This represented an increase of 37.4% over Group operating expenses for the same period in 2011 (RUB 4.8 billion).

As of September 30, 2012, the Group"s capital was RUB 43.1 billion. This represented an increase of RUB 13.8 billion from the Group"s capital as of December 31, 2011 (RUB 29.3 billion) as a result of profit earned from the Group"s main business activities and the sale of a block of shares.

The Group's financial results for the first nine months of 2012 include the financial results of OJSC "Moscow Exchange MICEX -RTS" and 15 other companies that are part of the Group, including CJSC "National Clearing Centre", CJSC "MICEX Stock Exchange" and CJSC "National Settlement Depository".

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