National Depositary Center, acting as the payment agent for JSC North-West Telecom’s bond issue 5, has paid in full the 10th coupon on the issue, it was announced today. Payment was made on November 23, 2010.

The rate of the 10th coupon is 5.87% per annum, RUR 14,63 having been charged on each bond.

The list of those authorized to get a coupon yield under the bonds was made up as of 17th November 2010.

The total amount allocated for the 10th coupon payment amounted to RUR 20 488 393,31.

The fifth-issue bonds are interest-bearing documentary bearer bonds with mandatory central storage, issue 05 (state registration number 4-05-00119- À of October 23, 2007) placed at the Stock Exchange Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange on May 27, 2008. The volume of the issue is RUR3 billion; the number of bonds is 3 million with the par value of RUR1,000. The maturity period is 5 years. The bonds’ coupon is paid on the quarterly basis. Now there are 1 400 437 outstanding bonds. The bonds are included in the RF Central Bank’s Pawn List, are accepted by the Bank of Russia as collateral for direct REPO deals and are included in the quotation list A1 of the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange.