Troika Dialogue Kazakhstan announced closing of order book for Samruk-energy (Kazakhstan) eurobonds

/KASE, December 19, 12/ - Troika Dialogue Kazakhstan (Almaty), which is the joint organizer, dealer and book runner of Samruk-Energy (Astana) Eurobonds, provided to KASE the following press release of December 14, 2012: quotation On December 13, 2012, JSC Samruk-Energy announced the closing of the order book for its debut issue of Eurobonds under RegS worth $500 mln and with a term of 5 years from the date of issue. The issue price equaled the nominal price. The bonds will be listed on the Irish and Kazakh Stock Exchanges. During book-building, 80 investor bids were received with overall demand totaling over $1.1 bln. After book-building, the issuer set the coupon rate at 3.75%, and decided to accept 64 investor bids for a total of $500 mln. The technical conclusion of the purchase/sale agreements for the bonds will take place on December 20, 2012. "We successfully closed the order book for this debut offering of Eurobonds with a coupon rate of 3.75%, which is a historically low level for a primary placement by a Kazakh issuer in the international capital markets. The funds raised from the Eurobond issue will be used for the refinancing of existing loans and for the implementation of the investment programs which have been approved by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna, and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan," commented Almassadam Satkaliyev, Chairman of the Board of JSC Samruk-Energy. Arrangers: Sberbank CIB and RBS Kazakhstan-based arranger: JSC Troika Dialog Kazakhstan Information for editors: JSC Samruk-Energy JSC Samruk-Energy was created in May 2007 and is part of Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna JSC. The company's activity includes production, distribution, and sales of electric and heat energy, as well as the mining of heating coal. The capacity of the company's electric stations is 7,970.9 MW, or about 40.3% of the installed capacity of power plants in Kazakhstan UPS. The annual volume of coal produced in the world's largest coal mines "Bogatyr" is 40% of the coal produced in Kazakhstan. Sberbank CIB The Corporate & Investment Banking Business was created as part of the integration of Sberbank of Russia and Troika Dialog. Sberbank CIB's key areas of activity are corporate financing , investment banking services, trade operations with securities, and alternative investments. Sberbank of Russia's Corporate & Investment Banking Business provides integrated financial solutions and investment advisory services to its clients, which include major corporations, financial institutions, sovereign states and federal and sub-federal government bodies and organisations. For more information, please contact: Sberbank CIB Press Service Tel.: +7 (495) 258 0519 e-mail: pressa@sberbank-cib.ru RBS The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a large international banking and financial services company. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the Group operates in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Asia, serving over 30 million customers worldwide. The Group provides a wide range of products and services to personal, commercial and large corporate and institutional customers through its two principal subsidiaries, The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest, as well as through a number of other well-known brands including Citizens, Charter One, Ulster Bank, Coutts, Direct Line. ends [2012-12-19]