OREANDA-NEWS. February 15, 2010. SB Bank bonds of series 02 (registration No. 40202999B, registration date May 18, 2007) and of series 03 (state registration No. 40302999B, date of registration September 10, 2008) have been admitted to the Lombard list of the Bank of Russia.

Admission of the bonds to the Lombard list of the Bank of Russia was decided on January 29, 2010 at the Board of Directors of the CBR.

“We believe the listing of SB Bank securities on the Lombard list will accelerate the growth of liquidity the outstanding bonds and improve future bond issues placement efficiency”, - noted Andrey Egorov, the First Deputy Chairman of the Board.

Source: Bank of Russia, External and Public Relations Department.

Bonds profile:

The second bond issue (registration No. 40202999B, date of registration May 18, 2007) at the amount of RUR 1 bn was placed June 15, 2007 with a three-year maturity period.

The third bond issue (state registration No. 40302999B, date of registration September 10, 2008) at the total nominal value of RUR 1,5 bn was placed September 7, 2009 with a three-year maturity period, whereby the bond holders have a one-year buy-back offer option.

Bank Profile:

SB Bank (Ltd) was registered in 1994. A multifunctional financial institution catered mainly for corporate customers. The Bank offers the whole range of bank card services and cash management services in national and foreign currency. A well-developed Internet-banking system SBANK.RU is a great asset of the Bank.

SB Bank operates also in the Moscow region, in the city of Saint-Petersburg, Nizhnyi Novgorod, and Ekaterinburg. SB Bank is a member of Deposit Insurance System and an authorized member with the Government Fund for SME Support. SB Bank enjoys B3/Not Prime foreign and national currency deposit rating assigned by Moody’s rating agency, carries a stable outlook according to Moody’s outlook rating evaluation.