National Depositary Center, acting as the payment agent for JSC North-West Telecom’s bond issue 6, has paid in full the 2nd coupon on the issue, it was announced today. Payment was made on February 03, 2010.

The rate of the 2st coupon is 11.70% per annum, RUR 29.17 having been charged on each bond.

The list of those authorized to get a coupon yield under the bonds was made up as of 28th January 2010.

The total amount allocated for the 1st coupon payment amounted to RUR 87,510 thousand.

The sixth issue of NWT bonds is interest-bearing documentary bearer securities with mandatory central storage, series 06 (state registration number 4-06-00119-A of October 16, 2008) floated at MICEX on August 5, 2009. The volume of issue is 3 billion rubles, the number of bonds is 3 million with the par value of 1 thousand rubles. The maturity period is 10 years. The coupon income on the bonds is paid on the quarterly basis. The 6th bond loan was rated by Standard & Poor’s at ruAA- and by Fitch Ratings at À+ (rus).