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Published on 9/28/2006 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily.

New Issue: Russia's Alfa Bank sells $400 million three-year notes to yield 7 7/8%

By Reshmi Basu

New York, Sept. 28 - Alfa Bank sold a $400 million offering of three-year fixed-rate notes (Ba2/BB-/B+) at par to yield 7 7/8%, according to a market source.

The deal priced at the tight end of revised price guidance, which was lowered to 7 7/8% to 8% from the 8% area.

Meanwhile the book size was close to $900 million.

UBS and JP Morgan were the lead managers for the deal, which was launched under the issuer's euro medium-term note program.

Moscow-based Alfa Bank is the largest privately owned commercial bank in Russia.

Issuer:Alfa MTN Issuance Ltd.
Amount:$400 million
Issue:Fixed-rate notes
Maturity:Oct. 10, 2009
Coupon:7 7/8%
Issue price:Par
Yield:7 7/8%
Pricing date:Sept. 28
Settlement date:Oct. 3
Lead managers:UBS, JP Morgan
Ratings:Moody's: Ba2
Standard & Poor's: BB-
Fitch: B+
Revised price guidance:7 7/8% to 8%

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