OREANDA-NEWS. On 03 April 2008 Uralsvyazinform, the leading carrier of fixed-line and mobile services in the Urals region, Russia announced the placement date and buyback conditions for the RUR 2.0 bln bond issue

On April 2, 2008 BoD of Uralsvyazinform approved 09 April 2008 to be the placement date of 08-series bond issue worth 2,000,000,000 (two billion) rubles.

The BoD also decided for the 2-year buyback option offered to the bondholders. According to the decision, buyback offering starts on 12 April 2010. The bonds should be presented for buyback from 3 April 2010 till 7 April 2010.

Issue parameters:
Documentary interest-bearing non-convertible bearer bonds of 08 series with mandatory centralized custody
Number of bonds in the issue: 2,000,000 (two million);
Nominal value: 1,000 (one thousand) rubles;
Total volume: 2,000,000,000 (two billion) rubles;
According to the issue documentation, the bonds are redeemed in parts in the following terms:
On the 1638th day since bond placement in the amount of 50% of each bond’s par;
On the 1820th day since bond placement in the amount of 50% of each bond’s par.
The issue will be placed at Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX).
Placement method: open subscription.
Lead manager – JSC AKB “Svyaz-Bank”. Financial advisor – ZAO “BFA”.
The raised money will be used to re-finance the existing credit portfolio and finance the investment program.