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Published on 7/1/2009 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily.

New Issue: Russia's Gazprom issues RUB 15 billion of five-, three-year putable bonds

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., July 1 - OAO Gazprom placed RUB 15 billion of ruble-denominated bonds in two tranches on Tuesday, according to a company news release.

The RUB 5 billion of series A11 bonds have a coupon of 13¾%. They mature in five years and have a put option after two years

The RUB 10 billion of series A13 bonds carry a coupon of 13.12% and mature in three years. They have a put option after one year.

The bookrunners are Gazprombank and Citibank, with Horizon Corporate Finance, Renaissance Capital and FC Uralsib as co-bookrunners.

The proceeds will be used to finance capital expenditures, to refinance debt and to optimize the company's corporate debt portfolio structure.

Orders for this offering exceeded RUB 45 billion, the news release stated.

The Moscow-based energy firm said that it issued RUB 48 billion of ruble-denominated bonds in nine series from 1999 to 2007 and that RUB 25 billion of this amount remains outstanding.

Issuer:OAO Gazprom
Issue:Ruble-denominated bonds
Amount:RUB 15 billion
Bookrunners:Gazprombank and Citibank (leads), with Horizon Corporate Finance, Renaissance Capital and FC Uralsib
Settlement date:June 30
Series A11
Amount:RUB 5 billion
Maturity:2014
Coupon:13¾%
Price:Par
Yield:13¾%
Put option:After two years
Series A13
Amount:RUB 10 billion
Maturity:2012
Coupon:13.12%
Price:Par
Yield:13.12%
Put option:After one year

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