LSR Group Announces the Placing Date of a RUB 5 billion Bond Issue
25 July 2008
LSR Group, one of the leading real estate developers and building materials producers in Russia (LSE: LSRG, MICEX, RTS: LSRG), today announces that the date for commencing the placement of OJSC LSR Group’s bond issue of Series 02 for the amount of RUB 5 billion was determined as 7 August 2008. The decision to place the bond issue was approved by LSR’s Board of Directors.
The number of securities issued is five million (5,000,000) bonds. The nominal value of securities issued is one thousand (1,000) roubles each. No First Option will be granted to the participants and/or other parties. The interest rates on 2nd and 3rd coupons of the bonds are stated equal to 1st coupon rate. The bond issue proceeds will be mainly used to refinance and finance investment projects.
State Registration Number 4-02-55234-E was assigned to the bond issue by the Federal Financial Markets Service on 29 May 2008.
The manager of the issue is URALSIB Financial Corporation.
Notes to Editors:
OJSC LSR Group is a diversified construction company founded in 1993 and operating in a number of complementary market segments. Its core business areas are building materials, construction and real estate development. The Group includes enterprises for extraction and processing of aggregates, production and transportation of building materials, and housing construction — from mass market large-panel housing to elite property built after designs made by leading domestic and foreign architects.
LSR Group has operations and offices in a number of cities in the Leningrad Oblast, in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine and Germany. LSR Group employs over 15,000 people.
In 2005 and 2006, the revenues of LSR Group (according to IFRS statements) were US$ 463 million and US$ 777 million respectively. In 2007, the revenues amounted to US$ 1,403 million.
LSR Group has a B1 rating from Moody’s Investors Service (outlook — Stable) assigned in July 2007 and confirmed on 30 May 2008 and a B+ rating by Fitch Ratings (outlook — Stable) assigned on 30 May 2008. The Group’s shares are listed on MICEX and RTS and on the London Stock Exchange in the form of GDRs since its IPO in November 2007.
In 2007, LSR Group was awarded ‘The Company of the Year’ National Award in the ‘Construction’ category.
For more details please contact:
Press Service, LSR Group
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