RusHydro completed placement exchange-traded bonds

July 8, 2015. Moscow, Russia.

RusHydro completed placement of RUB 15 bn of exchange-traded bonds

PJSC RusHydro (ticker symbol: MOEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) informs about successful placement of exchange-traded bonds in the total amount of RUB 15 bn.

Three bond issues were placed through open subscription via accepting fixed-price bids from buyers. Volume of each issue totaled RUB 5 bn. Par value of each security is RUB 1000.

The bonds mature in 3 years from the date of placement.

The securities were placed in compliance with the stock-exchange traded bond program of JSC RusHydro (ID number 4-55038-E-001P-02E of April 9, 2015).

On July 3, 2015, the bonds have been included in the 3d listing level- (non-quotation part of the List) of CJSC MICEX SE. 

The bonds coupon rate is 11.85%. The Company raises debt to refinance its RUB 20 bn Eurobond issue placed in October 2010, as well as to finance the investment program.

Sberbank CIB, VTB Capital and Raiffeisenbank are acting as lead managers of the placement.

About RusHydro

RusHydro Group is one of Russia's largest generating companies. RusHydro is the leading producer of renewable energy in Russia with over 70 generating facilities in Russia and abroad. The company also manages a number of R&D, engineering and electricity retail companies. Group's thermal assets are operated by subsidiary - RAO Energy System of East in the Far East of Russia. Total electricity generation capacity of the Group is 38.5 GW, heat capacity - 16.2 thousand GCal/h.

Russian Federation owns 66.8% in RusHydro, the rest is held by other institutional and individual shareholders (over 360,000). The company's stock is traded on Moscow Exchange (MOEX), and included in MSCI EM и MSCI Russia indexes. Company's GDRs in the IOB section of LSE, ADRs - in OTCQX.

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