OREANDA-NEWS. May 22, 2012. The Board of Directors of RBC OJSC (MICEX-RTS: RBCM) has set the price of the company’s additional share issue at RUB 20 per ordinary share, which implies about a 6% discount to the weighted average price of the company’s shares for the last three months. The price of shares for preemptive rights holders is the same as the one for third parties purchasing the shares via public subscription. The issue (with state registration number 1-02-56413-H-001D dated January 19, 2012) consists of 51,109,375 ordinary shares or 16% of the current authorized share capital.

Earlier, RBC’s CEO had set the date to commence the offering for May 18, 2012. Preemptive right holders are to pay for the additional shares on May 18 - 24. Any shares not purchased by the company’s shareholders will be distributed among investors via public subscription after RBC’s CEO announces the results of the exercise of preemptive rights on May 25. Investors purchasing the shares through public subscription are to make payment on May 28 - June 1. Shares placed are expected to be admitted to trading on MICEX-RTS at the end of June.

ATON LLC is the arranger of the offering. RBC intends to use the proceeds primarily to develop its Internet area of business.