OREANDA-NEWS. May 18, 2011. CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW placed its exchange bond issue series BO-04 for the total amount of RUR 5bln with a 3-year maturity and semiannual coupon payments, reported the press-centre of CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW.

In the course of book building the total number of applications was 79 for the total amount exceeding RUR 10bln with the first coupon interest rate range from 7.8% to 8.3% p.a. As a result, the first coupon rate was fixed at 8.00% as well as those of the second and the third coupons. Effective yield to 1.5-year put is 8.16% p.a. Banks ZENIT and VTB Capital acted as Arrangers of the issue.

International rating agency Moody’s Investors Service assigned long-term rating 'B1' to the issue. Later Fitch Ratings assigned Long-term rating in national currency of 'B+' and National Long-term rating of 'A-(rus)' to the issue.

The assigned ratings reflect the ability of the Bank, as the final payer on the issue, to make coupon and principal payments.