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MOSCOW, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Russian e-commerce firm Ozon said on Friday it had notified Nasdaq of its intention to delist its American depositary shares (ADSs), ending a near-three association with the U.S. exchange.

"We have decided to independently delist our securities from the exchange as we have exhausted all available opportunities for appealing the delisting decision," Ozon said in a statement.

(Reporting by Olga Popova; Writing by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Kevin Liffey)