Signs loan agreement in context of Eurobond issue

RusHydro signs loan agreement in context of Eurobond issue

September 27, 2017. Moscow, Russia. PJSC RusHydro (ticker symbol: MOEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) announces signing a loan agreement in order to secure liabilities under the issue of Eurobonds (Euroclearable RUB LPN) planned for placement in the Irish Stock Exchange. The parties to the agreement are PJSC RusHydro and RusHydro Capital Markets DAC, acting as the issuer of the LPN. The size of the loan is RUB 20 bn, interest rate is 8.125% pa. The loan matures on September 22, 2022. Interest is paid twice a year. The loan is unsecured.

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 38.9 GW, heat capacity - 16.2 thousand GCal/h.

Russian Federation owns 60.56% in RusHydro, the rest is held by other institutional and individual shareholders (over 360,000). The company's stock is traded on the MICEX and RTS stock exchanges, 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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