A syndicate formed for the placement of the 9th NOMOS-BANK’s bond loan

20.06.2008

A syndicate for the placement of the 9th NOMOS-BANK bond loan has been formed. The syndicate includes:

Lead-arranger — NOMOS-BANK (OAO);

Arranger — ÎÀÎ RUSSIAN CREDIT BANK;

Co-arrangers OAO VTB Bank, OAO “Promsvyazbank”

Underwriters — OAO “KHANTY-MANSIYSKIY BANK”, OAO KB “Mechel Bank”, OAO “Rosselkhozbank”, OAO AKB “Svyaz Bank”, AB “ORGRESBANK (OAO), ING BANK (EURASIA) ZAO, ZAO “UniCreditBank”, OAO “Alpha Bank”;

Co-underwriters of the issue — OAO Bank “Petrocommerz”, OAO AKB “EUROFINANCE MOSNARBANK”, ZAO AKB “INTERPROMBANK”, OOO “RON Invest”, OOO “FK ‘Rusinvestclub’, OOO ‘IKB “Sovcombank”, OAO “Etalonbank”.

The placement of the bond loan will take place on 20 June 2008 at MICEX Stock Exchange via open subscription.

The loan’s nominal volume is 5 milliard Roubles, the period of circulation (maturity) — 5 years. The bonds have ten semi-annual coupons. The rate on the first coupon will be determined in the course of a tender that will be conducted on the first day of the placement on MICEX Stock Exchange. The rate’s target range is 9.5—9.75% per annum. The rate on the second coupon is the same as on the first. Other coupons’ rates will be determined by the issuer following the registration of the report on the results of the issue.

The issuer has also taken a decision that the bond holders may redeem their bonds, if they so request, after the expiration of the second coupon period at the price equal to 100% of the bonds” nominal value.

The issue of NOMOS-BANK’s Series 09 non-convertible interest-bearing documentary bonds payable to bearer with obligatory centralized keeping was registered at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation on 24 January 2008 and assigned the individual state registration number — 40502209Â.

“NOMOS-BANK” (OAO) is the technical underwriter and payment agent of the issue.

NOMOS-BANK is a universal network bank with branches in all largest Russian cities. It is a TOP-15 Russian bank in terms of assets, and one of the most rapidly growing commercial banks in Russia. As of the end of 2007, NOMOS-BANK’s assets (in accordance with IFRS) amounted to 199.0 milliard Roubles, loan portfolio — to 132.2 milliard Roubles, and own capital was 24.5 milliard Roubles. Net profit in 2007 reached 3.44 milliard Roubles.

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Mr. Valeriy Zinchenko
Executive Director, Head of Media Relations Division
E-mail: zinchenko_vo@nomos.ru