OREANDA-NEWS. April 09, 2012. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES (OR TO U.S. PERSONS), CANADA, AUSTRALIA, ITALY OR JAPAN OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH OFFERS OR SALES WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW

Joint Stock Company "Russian Railways" is pleased to announce that it has completed the issuance of USD 1 billion 5.70 percent Eurobonds due 2022 (the "Eurobond Issuance"). The Eurobonds were listed and admitted to trading on the Irish Stock Exchange, reported the press-centre of Russian Railways. 

The Eurobond Issuance was implemented in a form of loan participation notes issuance by RZD Capital Limited, a special purpose vehicle issuer established in Ireland. It was conducted in reliance on Regulation S of the US Securities Act. J.P. Morgan, The Royal Bank of Scotland and VTB Capital acted as the joint lead managers and bookrunners in relation to the Eurobond Issuance.

This announcement does not constitute or form part of and should not be construed as, an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire securities of the Company in any jurisdiction or an inducement to enter into investment activity. No part of this announcement, nor the fact of its distribution, should form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or commitment or investment decision whatsoever.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States and the PROPOSED SECURITIES may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. THE COMPANY does not intend to register any part of the PROPOSED offering under the applicable securities laws of the United States or to conduct a public offering of SUCH SECURITIES in the United States.

J.P. Morgan, The Royal Bank of Scotland and VTB Capital WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ADVICE IN RELATION TO THE PROPOSED SECURITIES.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DIRECTED ONLY AT PERSONS WHO (I) ARE OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM OR (II) HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (THE "ORDER") OR (III) ARE PERSONS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) TO (D) ("HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS ETC") OF THE ORDER OR (IV) TO WHOM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY OTHERWISE BE DIRECTED WITHOUT CONTRAVENTION OF SECTION 21 OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS "RELEVANT PERSONS"). THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST NOT BE ACTED ON OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS.

IN MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA ("EEA"), THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY OFFER IF MADE SUBSEQUENTLY IS DIRECTED ONLY AT PERSONS WHO ARE "QUALIFIED INVESTORS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(1)(E) OF DIRECTIVE 2003/71/EC (THE "PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE") ("QUALIFIED INVESTORS"). ANY PERSON IN THE EEA WHO ACQUIRES THE SECURITIES IN ANY OFFER (AN "INVESTOR") OR TO WHOM ANY OFFER OF THE SECURITIES IS MADE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND AGREED THAT IT IS A QUALIFIED INVESTOR. ANY INVESTOR WILL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND AGREED THAT ANY SECURITIES ACQUIRED BY IT IN ANY OFFER HAVE NOT BEEN ACQUIRED ON BEHALF OF PERSONS IN THE EEA OTHER THAN QUALIFIED INVESTORS OR PERSONS IN THE UK AND OTHER MEMBER STATES (WHERE EQUIVALENT LEGISLATION EXISTS) FOR WHOM THE INVESTOR HAS AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS ON A WHOLLY DISCRETIONARY BASIS, NOR HAVE THE SECURITIES BEEN ACQUIRED WITH A VIEW TO THEIR OFFER OR RESALE IN THE EEA TO PERSONS WHERE THIS WOULD RESULT IN A REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLICATION BY THE COMPANY, J.P. Morgan, The Royal Bank of Scotland OR VTB Capital OF A PROSPECTUS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 OF THE PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE. THE COMPANY, J.P. Morgan, The Royal Bank of Scotland and VTB Capital AND ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AND OTHERS WILL RELY UPON THE TRUTH AND ACCURACY OF THE FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN OR CONSTITUTE AN OFFER, OR AN INVITATION TO MAKE OFFERS, SELL, PURCHASE, EXCHANGE OR TRANSFER ANY SECURITIES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY RUSSIAN PERSON OR ANY PERSON IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADVERTISEMENT OF ANY SECURITIES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CONSIDERED AS INFORMATION FOR QUALIFIED INVESTORS IN THE MEANING OF THE RUSSIAN SECURITIES LAWS AND MUST NOT BE PASSED IN RUSSIA ON TO THIRD PARTIES WHO ARE NOT RUSSIAN QUALIFIED INVESTORS OR OTHERWISE PERMITTED UNDER RUSSIAN LAW TO ACCESS SUCH INFORMATION. THE PROPOSED SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN, NOR WILL BE, ADMITTED TO PUBLIC PLACEMENT AND/OR PUBLIC CIRCULATION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED TO ANY
PERSON IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RUSSIAN LAW.