OREANDA-NEWS. October 12, 2011. Sviaz-Bank acted as paying agent authorized by FSUE Post of Russia to pay interest on the first coupon of the company’s Series 01 bonds, reported the press-centre of Sviaz-Bank.

The bondholders were paid coupon interest at a rate of 8.25% per annum, or 41 rubles 14kopecks per bond. In all, 287,951,490 rubles was paid in after-tax coupon interest.

FSUE Post of Russia offered its five-year Series 01 bond issue on the MICEX Stock Exchange on March 29, 2011 to raise 7 billion rubles. The issue comes with a three-year buyback option. Sviaz-Bank was co-managing underwriter of the issue.