OREANDA-NEWS. November 24, 2010. National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia's only settlement depository servicing the full range of debt and equity securities of Russian issuers, reports that on 18 November it accepted for servicing St. Petersburg government bonds (bearer coupon bonds with obligatory centralized custody with permanent coupon income; bond issue state registration number RU25038GSP0, ISIN RU000A0JR4V7). The placement of the bond issue is to be held on 25 November.

NSD acts as the settlement depository with regard to St. Petersburg government bonds, i.e. it conducts depository operations on transactions held through Stock company Saint-Petersburg Currency Exchange, a trade organizer in securities market.  St. Petersburg Settlement Depository Center CJSC is an authorized depository providing centralized safekeeping of the global certificate.

Additional information about St. Petersburg government bonds accepted for servicing by NSD

About NSD

National Settlement Depository (NSD) is the largest settlement depository in Russia, servicing on-exchange and OTC transactions with all types of debt and equity securities of Russian issuers and providing settlement services to participants in financial markets of the Russian Federation.

NSD provides storage of global certificates and depository accounting for 99% of corporate bond issues, sub-federal and municipal bond issues. It services 100% of transactions conducted in the federal bond and the Bank of Russia bond markets, more than 99% of transactions conducted in the corporate and regional bond markets, the majority of transactions with equities and also services UIT units and securities of foreign issuers.

In accordance with agreements concluded between NSD and the Bank of Russia, NSD acts as a settlement center for the organized securities market.

NSD is Russia's national numbering agency and the substitute numbering agency for the CIS, authorized to assign the international ISIN and CFI codes.