Fitch присвоило евробондам Казкоммерцбанка ожидаемый рейтинг "ВВ+"

/REUTERS, перевод Владимира Кузнецова, 16.03.06/ - Международное рейтинговое агентство Fitch Ratings присвоило в четверг ожидаемый долгосрочный рейтинг "ВВ+" приоритетным необеспеченным евробондам казахстанского Казкоммерцбанка. Ноты на 300 миллионов евро сроком обращения пять лет будут выпущены в рамках общей программы заимствований на $1,5 миллиарда под 5,125 процента годовых. Ниже приводится оригинальный текст сообщения Fitch. FITCH ASSIGNS KAZKOMMERTSBANK'S EUROBOND EXPECTED 'BB+' RATING Fitch Ratings-London/Moscow-16 March 2006: Fitch Ratings has today assigned Kazkommerts International B.V.'s EUR300 million five-year 5.125% notes an expected Long-term 'BB+' rating. The issue will be made under the USD1.5 billion guaranteed debt issuance programme rated Long-term 'BB+' (for foreign currency notes with maturities in excess of one year) and Short-term 'B' (for foreign currency notes with maturities of less than one year). The notes under the programme are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Kazakhstan's Kazkommertsbank ("KKB"), rated Foreign Currency Issuer Default 'BB+' with a Stable Outlook. The final ratings are contingent upon receipt of final documentation conforming materially to information already received. The notes will rank at least pari passu with all present or future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the issuer and the guarantor, save those preferred by relevant provisions of law and of general application. Under Kazakhstani law, the claims of retail depositors rank above those of other senior unsecured creditors. At end-2005, retail deposits accounted for 9% of KKB's total liabilities, according to the bank's audited International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") financial statements. Terms and conditions of the programme can be found in Fitch's statement dated 20 October 2005 on the agency's website at www.fitchratings.com. KKB (other ratings Foreign Currency Short-term 'B', Local Currency Issuer Default 'BBB-' (BBB minus)/Stable Outlook, Local Currency Short-term 'F3', Individual 'C/D', Support '3') was the largest commercial bank in Kazakhstan by IFRS assets at end-H105 and has top three positions in all major market segments. One individual controls a majority stake in the bank. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is a minority shareholder and actively involved in board-level decision-making. Contact: Alexei Kechko, James Watson, Moscow, Tel: +7 495 956 9901. Media Relations: Jon Laycock, London, Tel: +44 20 7417 4327. [2006-03-17]