OREANDA-NEWS. September 27, 2010. The order book was closed under Bank Saint Petersburg’s commercial paper series BO-02 issuance with a nominal value of RUB 5 billion and a put option one and a half years after the date of issuance commencement, reported the press-centre of Bank Saint Petersburg.

Over the course of book building, 64 applications were submitted with coupon rates ranging between 7.25% and 8.00% per annum while overall demand amounted to RUB 11,181 million.

Based upon the book building results, Bank Saint Petersburg decided to set the coupon rate on the bonds at 7.50% per annum. Given the market situation, cost of placement, coupon rates on the bonds and existing demand, Bank Saint Petersburg has decided to satisfy 55 investor applications. Proceeds from the issuance will be used to finance lending to real-sector businesses, as well as to bolster the Bank’s consumer lending and ongoing operations.

Settlements under the bond issuance will take place on the MICEX Stock Exchange on September 27, 2010.

Lead Arrangers: VTB Capital, Troika Dialog

Co-Arranger: UBRD

Co-Underwriters: Petrocommerz, Promsvyazbank, Zenit, BK Region, IK “Center Capital”, Nomos-Bank, Novikombank, Acian-Pacific Bank, Baltinvestbank, Pervobank, RON Invest.