Russian Federation government bonds auction announced

On April 25, 2012 an auction for placement of constant coupon Russian Federation government bonds (OFZ) issued under No25080RМFS will be run in MICEX-RTS. Amount of the offer is RUB35 billion.            

Parameters of the Russian Federation government bond issue No25080RМFS:

• State registration number: 25080RМFS;
• Volume of the issue: RUB150 billion;
• Security type: documentary, subject to mandatory centralized custody.
• Par value: RUB1,000;
• Date of placement beginning: April 25, 2012;
• Date of placement finishing: December 21, 2012;
• Volume of noncompetitive bids: no more than 25% from the total bid volume submitted by a dealer;
• Term to maturity: 1,820 days;
• Coupon payment days: October 24, 2012, April 24, 2013, October 23, 2013, April 23, 2014, October 22, 2014, April 22, 2015,  October 21, 2015, April 20, 2016, October 19, 2016, April 19, 2017.
• Term to first coupon payment: 182 days;
• Coupon rate: 7.40% per annum;
• Coupon income: for 1st-10th coupon  -  36 (thirty six) rubles 90 kopecks each;
• Accumulated coupon income from the beginning of the coupon period: 0 rubles 0 kopecks;
• Maturity date: April 19, 2017.

Potential holders of the securities are determined as residents and non-residents.

Auction's settlement code is S0.

Buy/sell transactions in the constant coupon government bonds will be carried out through officially registered dealers of the Government Securities market.

Procedure for running the auction:

• 11:00 - 11:30 – submitting bids;
• 12:30 - announcement of the cut-off price.

For further information, please contact the Public Relations Department at (495) 363-3232.