June 8, 2017. Moscow, Russia.
PJSC RusHydro (ticker symbol: MOEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY)
announces that on June 7 it has successfully closed the bid book on
exchange-traded bonds series BO-05. The offering was welcomed by high
demand from broad range of investors – the issue was oversubscribed
5 times. Due to favorable timing marketing interval had been narrowed
from initial 8.5-8.65% to 8.2-8.25%. The final coupon rate on the
3-year exchange-traded bonds was set at 8.20% per annum – the
lowest among corporate bonds since June 2014. The rate is below level
of all traded issuers with investment grade ratings. The spread to
OFZ yield curve is 37 basis points – a historic minimum among all
placements on the Russian bond market.
Nikolai Shulginov, Chairman of the Management
Board - General Director commented: «Parameters of the new bond
issue indicate, first of all, steady strengthening of the Russian
financial markets and also reflect results of team work of the
Company together with the key banks in the debt market. We will keep
doing everything we need to do to confirm high level of confidence in
RusHydro as a reliable and efficient state-owned utility company”.
The technical placement will take place on June
16, 2017.
VTB Capital, Gazprombank and Sberbank CIB act as
issue organizers, Bank Rossiya as co-organier.
The bonds have 6 coupon periods. The duration of
each coupon period is 182 days. Total amount of interest to be paid
by the issuer on all bonds will be RUB 408,900,000.
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