OREANDA-NEWS. February 29, 2012. On February 16, 2012 MMK placed its RUR 5 bln bonds (series БО-08) with the maturity period of 3 years. A 1.5 year offer is provided for the issue. The issue is included in the list “B” at MICEX.

The total value of demand from investors exceeded RUR 13 bln which translates into more than 2.5x oversubscription. 137 bids were sent for the tender. As the result the first annual coupon rate was set at 8.19%, which is below the bottom of the earlier announced price range – 8.30–8.50%. The rate of the second and third coupon equals the first coupon rate. The overall number of satisfied bids was 68 (one bid was satisfied partially).

The managers of the placement are JSC  “URALSIB.

Information on MMK:

MMK is among the world's largest steel producers and is one of the leaders of Russia's steel industry. The company's operations in Russia include a large steel producing complex encompassing the entire production chain, from preparation of iron ore to downstream processing of rolled steel. MMK turns out a broad range of steel products with a predominant share of higher value added products. In 2011 MMK Group produced 12.2 mln tons of crude steel and 11.2 mln tons of commercial steel products. MMK Group revenue in 2010 stood at USD 7.719 bln, EBITDA at USD 1.606 bln, profit for the period - USD 232 mln. MMK Group revenue in 9M 2011 stood at USD 7.063 bln