Aton Capital is one of the oldest investment banks in Russia.

Aton offers a wide range of investment, brokerage, asset management, corporate finance and merger and acquisition services on both Russian and international markets.

Aton Capital Group of Companies also has presence in New York

New York

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, via Aton Securities Inc. which is registered with the SEC

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

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, and a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

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); and in Europe, through Aton International Ltd., a member of London Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange

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 (LSE) and Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Frankfurt Stock Exchange

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 (FWB).

December 20, 2006 Aton Capital announced that it sold 100% of its institutional business which includes ZAO Aton Broker and Aton International Ltd (together, the “Aton Institutional Business”) to Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG

Bank Austria

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 (“BA-CA”), a member of UniCredit

UniCredit

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Group, for US$ 424 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2007, subject to certain regulatory approvals.