Last checked at 13 Feb 2018 17:50
For immediate release 13 February 2018
Globaltrans Investment PLC
Subsidiary's bond successfully priced at a coupon rate of 7.25%;Total demand from investors exceeded RUB 27 bn
Globaltrans Investment PLC (the "Company" and together with its consolidated subsidiaries "Globaltrans" or the "Group"; LSE ticker GLTR) announces that its wholly owned Russian subsidiary, JSC New Forwarding Company, has successfully priced its five-year Russian rouble (RUB) denominated exchange-traded bond for a total amount of RUB 5 billion. During the book building process, pricing was lowered from an initial guidance range of 7.50-7.75% p.a. as a result of the extent of investor interest and the bond was priced at a coupon rate of 7.25% p.a. Investor demand was highly diversified with more than 40 orders from asset managers, banks, insurance companies and retail investors and the order book was more than five times oversubscribed during book building.
Settlement is scheduled to take place on the Moscow Exchange on February 20, 2018. The transaction was led by JSC VTB Capital and PJSC ROSBANK.
The proceeds from the transaction will be used to refinance debt and for general corporate purposes.
Commenting on today's announcement Valery Shpakov, CEO of Globaltrans, said: "We are pleased to see the success of our bond issue today, which was priced at the lowest rate for rouble financing in our corporate history. The level of interest shown by the market confirms investor confidence in Globaltrans' operational efficiency and strong financial position as well as their belief in the strategy, quality of the management team, and the company's high standards of corporate governance."
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NOTES TO EDITORS
Globaltrans is a leading freight rail transportation group with operations in Russia, the CIS and the Baltic countries. The Group's main business is the provision of freight rail transportation services. Globaltrans provides services to more than 500 customers and its key customers include a number of large Russian industrial groups in the metals and mining and the oil products and oil sectors.
The Group has a Total Fleet of about 67 thousand units as of 30 June 2017. Universal gondola cars and rail tank cars constitute the backbone of the Group's fleet. About 91% of the Total Fleet is owned by the Group with an average age of 11 years.
In 2016, the Group's Freight Rail Turnover (including Engaged Fleet) was 182 billion tonnes-km. The total revenue of Globaltrans amounted to RUB 69.5 billion in 2016.
Globaltrans' global depositary receipts (ticker symbol: GLTR) have been listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange since May 2008. Globaltrans was the first freight rail transportation group with operations in Russia to have an international listing.
To learn more about Globaltrans, please visit www.globaltrans.com
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Some of the information in this announcement may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of Globaltrans. You can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as 'expect', 'believe', 'anticipate', 'estimate', 'intend', 'will', 'could', 'may' or 'might', the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Globaltrans wishes to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. Globaltrans does not intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in projections or forward-looking statements of Globaltrans, including, among others, general economic conditions, the competitive environment, risks associated with operating in Russia, rapid technological and market change in the industries Globaltrans operates in, as well as many other risks specifically related to Globaltrans and its operations.
This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, or an advertisement for, securities in any jurisdiction, including the United States, the Russian Federation, Australia, Canada or Japan. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.