Moody's присвоило рейтинг "Ba1" выпуску евробондов АТФ банка

/REUTERS, 19.04.06/ - Moody's присвоило рейтинг "Ba1" со стабильным прогнозом предстоящему выпуску евробондов казахстанского АТФ банка. Сумма и срок выпуска, запланированного на апрель, пока неизвестны. Ниже приводится оригинальный текст сообщения Moody's. MOODY'S ASSIGNS Ba1 RATING TO ATF BANK'S (KAZAKHSTAN) UPCOMING SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES ISSUE Limassol, April 19, 2006 - Moody's Investors Service has assigned a Ba1 rating to the senior unsecured foreign currency notes expected to be issued by ATF Bank (Kazakhstan) in April 2006. The amount and the tenor are not yet known. The outlook for the rating is stable. The Ba1 rating is based on Moody's assessment of ATF Bank's fundamental credit quality which incorporates, apart from the bank's intrinsic financial strength, potential support from the Kazakhstani authorities in the event of need, in reflection of ATF Bank's importance to the national banking system as the country's fourth-largest bank with a significant 8% market share in terms of banking assets as at 31 December 2005. Under the terms of the bond issue, ATF Bank must comply with certain covenants, one of which requires the bank to maintain a minimum consolidated BIS Capital Adequacy Ratio of 10%. The notes are also subject to a cross- default clause. ATF Bank is headquartered in Almaty, Kazakhstan and reported total consolidated assets of KZT359.1 billion (US$2.7 billion) and total shareholders' equity of KZT27.5 billion (US$206 million) under IFRS as at year-end 2005. London Adel Satel Managing Director Financial Institutions Group Moody's Investors Service Ltd. JOURNALISTS: 44 20 7772 5456 SUBSCRIBERS: 44 20 7772 5454 Andrey Naumenko Vice President - Senior Analyst Financial Institutions Group [2006-04-19]