Krasnodar, 10 April 2007 – Southern Telecommunications Company (“UTK”) (RTS: KUBN, KUBNP; OTC USA: STJSY), the principal fixed-line telecommunications provider for Russia’s Southern Federal District, reports that on 9th April 2007 the Company paid out the fifth coupon yield on UTK series 03 bonds (UTK-03?b., ISIN RU000A0DD202) in full. The amount of the fifth coupon yield to be paid on 03 series 03 bonds was calculated on the basis of a 10.9% annual rate set by the resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors (Minutes ? 28 of 24 March 2006) totaling 191,275,000 rubles. The fifth coupon yield of 54 rubles 65 kopecks was paid out on each bond of the issue. The list of persons eligible to receive the fifth coupon yield was composed as of 28th March 2007. Rosbank acted as UTK’s Payment agent for 03-series bond issue.
Information about the bond issue:
UTK’s issue of 03-series non-convertible interest-bearing documentary pay-to-bearer bonds is for a total of RUR 3.5 bln with maturity of 5 years (1830 days), semi-annual coupon periods (183 days) and a buyback option every year and a half. The interest rate of 12.3% per annum on the first, second and third coupons was fixed at the bond placement (October 6, 2004, MICEX). The coupon rate for coupons 4–6 was set at 10.9% per annum by the Company’s Board of Directors (Minutes ? 28 of 24 March 2006). The coupon rate for coupons 7–10 is to be set by the Company no later than 10 business days prior to the redemption date of the sixth coupon. The state registration number is 4-07-00062-? dated August 17, 2004, trading codes are UTK-03?b., ISIN RU000A0DD202. Arranger of series 03 bond issue is AKB Rosbank. Co–arranger of the bond issue is Promsvyazbank. Financial Consultant is FFK. UTK-Finance Ltd. acts as UTK’s underwriter. Additional information on the issue can be obtained here.