OREANDA-NEWS. September 29, 2011. On 27-28 September in Moscow at ”The Russia & CIS Corporate Bond Conference”, SCF Group presented a case-study on its dollar-denominated Eurobond debut issue, which debuted on the London Stock Exchange in October 2010.

At that time, demand for SCF’s Eurobond exceeded supply by four times, which enabled the issue to be increased from USD 500 million to USD 800 million and allowed the company to secure the lowest coupon in market history for a Russian issuer - 5.375% per annum.

Among the participants at the conference were investors and consultants from leading institutions, such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of Russia, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, VTB Capital and others. SCF’s presentation on the successful debut of its Eurobond placement received positive feedback from a range of international financial experts.

In June 2011 SCF Group received the prestigious award for "Deal of the Year 2010" in the category "Public debt placement in Europe", for its successful public offer of Eurobonds. The award was presented in New York City at the 24th Annual Marine Money Week, hosted by the international financial magazine Marine Money.

Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and VTB Capital participated in the Eurobond placement.

SCF Press-office

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