OREANDA-NEWS. SB Bank (Ltd.) placed an issue of subordinated notes, the issue size is USD 50 mln, with ten years duration, the bank's press service reported. The Notes were issued by SB Debt Issuance Limited under its US$500,000,000 LPN programme.

Terms and conditions were as follows:

Settlement Date: December 20, 2007
Maturity: December 20, 2017
Coupon: 12% Fixed rate, semi-annual, 30/360
Issue Price: 100
Dealer and Arranger: BCP Securities, LLC
Agent: Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A.
"Obtaining long-term loan facility from public capital markets is necessary for the Bank to expand its business and to ensure advantages in a present-day competitive market," says Alexey Golubkov, Chairman of the Board of SB Bank. "This subordinated loan let the Bank increase its working capital and thus lay the safety factor for more intense business development."

SB Bank (Ltd.) is a private commercial Russian bank incorporated in 1994. Client focus: small and Medium-sized businesses. The Bank ranks among Top 50 of Russian Banks in terms of assets and capital (42nd in terms of Tier 1 Capital - the Banker, November 2006). The Bank is a member of the State Deposit Insurance System. Assets amount to USD 1 180 mln as of June 30, 2007 (IFRS, audited), Loan-book – USD 626.5 mln. Moody's Investors Service assigned to SB Bank B3/Not-Prime local and foreign currency deposit ratings, the outlook is positive.