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Russian Media Company lowers price range on IPO

May 31, 2006

CTC Media, operator of two Russian television networks that offer entertainment programming, reduced the price range on its IPO from $16-18 to $13.50-15.50 in a sign of weak demand. The company also reduced the number of shares it would offer from 29.4 to 24.7 million shares. A decline in the number of shares insiders planned to sell from 22.2 to 17.5 million shares accounted for the reduction. Timing on the deal is still slated for 5/31.