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Sberbank — Capital/Financing Update 2012
Oct 16, 2012
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16.10.2012 11:52
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Sberbank of Russia signs a \$ 1.5 billion loan agreement
October 16, 2012, Moscow - Sberbank of Russia announces that it has successfully closed the deal on a \$ 1.5 billion syndicated loan provided by foreign banks.
Bank of America Securities Limited, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas, Citibank N.A., HSBC Bank plc and ING Bank N.V., J.P. Morgan Limited, Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation acted as lead arrangers and bookrunners of the loan. The Bank of New York Mellon participated as a lead arranger while Commerzbank AG acted as joint arranger. Barclays Bank PLC coordinates the syndicated loan and acts as its paying agent.
The term of the deal is 3 years with the one-time payment at the end of this period while the interest rate for the loan is set at LIBOR+150 basis points. The loan was significantly oversubscribed already at the stage of forming the group of deal arrangers. At the same time, Sberbank decided on general syndication, which was positively received by the market.
The loan became the largest deal for Russian banks so far this year with the longest lending period. For their part, the deal's price parameters are record-breaking in this market conditions and correspond to the rates on previous syndicated loans for Sberbank provided in 2010 and 2011. The success of this deal underlines the importance of partnership relations between Sberbank of Russia and leading financial institutions in Europe, America and Asia.
Herman Gref, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board, Sberbank of Russia, commented on the deal: 'We are happy about expanding long-term relations with the banks participating in this syndicated loan, which became a symbolic event not only in the Russian but also in international financial markets.'
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Sberbank of Russia Alexander Baziyan Public Relations Tel. +7(495) 957 5721 [email protected]
Sberbank of Russia is the largest bank in Russia and holds almost one third of all Russian banking sector assets. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and major shareholder of Sberbank, owning 50% of the total share capital plus one voting share. Other shares are held by more than 245,000 individual and institutional investors. The Bank has the largest distribution network in Russia with over 19,000 offices as well as subsidiaries in 20 countries including the CIS, Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey. In September 2012, Sberbank completed the acquisition of DenizBank AS which is ranked 6th among private and 9th among all Turkish banks by consolidated total assets.
The Bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank of Russia. The official website is www.sberbank.ru.
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Language: English Company: Sberbank 19 Vavilova St. 117997 Moscow Russia Phone: +7-495-957-57-21 Fax: E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.sberbank.ru ISIN: US80585Y3080, RU0009029540, RU0009029557 Listed: Open Market (Entry Standard) in Frankfurt; MICEX, RTS Category Code: MSC LSE Ticker: SBER Sequence Number: 1226 Time of Receipt: Oct 16, 2012 11:52:50 End of Announcement EquityStory.RS, LLC News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------