On  Monday,  1  October  2001,  the composition of the Baltic List will

change  as  Estonian,  Latvian and  Lithuanian stock exchanges approved

changes  to  the  Baltic  List.  Pro Kapital Grupp was removed from the

Baltic  blue-chip  securities  list  due  to delisting from the Tallinn

Stock Exchange.

As  of 15 September 2001, the total market capitalisation of the Baltic

List  stood  at  EUR 2.1 billion (EUR  2.58 billion as of 15 June 2001)

Company  Home  stock  exchange  Market  cap Profile (million EUR) as of

15.09.2001

1. Balta RSE 16.88 non-life insurance

2. Eesti Telekom TSE 401.70 telecommunications

3. Ekranas NSEL 45.05 manufacture of electronic equipment

4. Hansapank TSE 715.66 banking

5. Kalnapilis NSEL 29.50 brewery

6. Latvijas Gaze RSE 346.13 energy

7. Lietuvos Telekomas NSEL 258.05 telecommunications

8. Merko Ehitus TSE 20.53 construction

9. Norma TSE 38.81 vehicle components

10. Tallinna Kaubamaja TSE 26.90 retail sales

11. Rokiskio Suris NSEL 28.02 dairy products

12. Snaige NSEL 15.46 manufacture of refrigerating equipment

13. Utenos Trikotazas NSEL 17.61 knitwear

14. Ventspils Nafta RSE 140.58 handling and storage of oil products

Further  information  about  the  Baltic List is available on the joint

Internet     homepage    of    the    three     Baltic    bourses    at

<a href='http://www.baltic-exchanges.com' target='_blank'>http://www.baltic-exchanges.com</a>

Additional information:

Eva Palu Diana Sokolova

Head of Marketing and Public Relations Dept. Public Relations Manager

Tallinn Stock Exchange National Stock Exchange of Lithuania

Tel: +372 64 08 840 Tel: +370 2 721 371

e-mail: eva.palu@tse.ee e-mail: diana@nse.lt

Krista Grīntāle

Head of Marketing and Information Dept.

Riga Stock Exchange

Tel: +371 7 212 431

krista.grintale@rfb.lv