OREANDA-NEWS. Sberbank of Russia closed the order book for its issue of subordinated Eurobonds worth  USD 1 bln. The bonds reach maturity 10 years from the date of placement and have a 5.25% coupon. SB Capital S.A. acted as the issuer. The Eurobonds were sold under RegS/ 144A, and are now listed on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). Sberbank CIB was one of the arrangers of the deal.

Sberbank of Russia is the largest bank in Russia and holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank’s authorized capital plus one voting share. The rest of the shares are held by international and domestic investors. More than 100 million individual customers and about 1 million businesses bank with Sberbank. The Bank has the largest distribution network in Russia with more than 18,000 offices as well as subsidiaries in 20 countries including the CIS, Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey.