25 Apr 2012 12:10
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Federal Grid Places RUB10bn Series 12 Bond at 8.1%Â
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25 April 2012. Moscow - Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System ("Federal Grid" or "the Company") (MICEX-RTS, LSE: FEES), the operator and manager of Russia's unified electricity transmission grid system, on 24 April 2012 successfully placed its RUB 10 billion series 12 bond with an annual coupon rate of 8.1%, maturing in 2019 with a 4-year put option.
After opening the order book on 23 April with initial annual coupon rate guidance of 8.2 - 8.4%, Federal Grid lowered its guidance to 8.1 - 8.2%. The book closed at the lower boundary of the updated range, with the coupon rate set at 8.1% per annum.
Despite challenging market conditions, the book was 1.4 x oversubscribed due to significant demand. The transaction generated considerable interest from a diverse range of first-rate Russian and international investors, including fund managers, banks and investment companies.
Renaissance Capital, Gazprombank, VTB Capital and Troika Dialog acted as lead managers for the deal, with IFC Metropol acting as co-lead manager.
The placement date has been set at 27 of April 2012.
The proceeds from this bond issue will be used to finance the current OJSC FGC UES investment programme.
Inclusive of this new issue, Federal Grid's gross debt outstanding amounts to RUB 115 billion.
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About Federal Grid Company
Federal Grid Company is the operator and manager of Russia's unified electricity transmission grid system, including high voltage transmission lines, and holds the status of a natural monopoly.
The Company's assets include over 124,000 km of transmission lines and 854 substations with over 322 GVA of 35-750 volt transformer capacity. Based on the length of transmission lines and installed transformer capacity, Federal Grid is the largest publicly traded electricity transmission company in the world.
Federal Grid's business is to provide electricity transmission and technological connection services. It maintains and develops the grid system and supervises grid facilities and infrastructure in 73 regions of Russia, covering a territory of 13.6 million square kilometres. Its customers are regional distribution companies, electricity suppliers and large industrial enterprises.
Since 1 January 2010, Federal Grid has operated under a 5-year regulatory asset base (RAB) model.
The Company was incorporated in June 2002 as part of reorganisation of Russia's electrical power industry. The largest shareholder, with a 79.55% stake, is the Russian Federation Government.
Federal Grid Company's ordinary shares are listed on the MICEX-RTS stock exchange under the ticker FEES and the Company's GDRs are traded on the London Stock Exchange under the same FEES symbol. The Company's shares are included in the MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI Russia indices.
In 2011 the Company's IFRS revenue for 2011 was RUB 139,571 million (up 23% compared to 2010), adjusted EBITDA as RUB 83,760 million (a 24% increase from 2010), and adjusted net profit was RUB 38,241 million (up 37% on 2010).
Further information can be found at www.federal-grid.com