Krasnodar, 28th March 2007 – Southern Telecommunications Company (“UTK”) (RTS: KUBN, KUBNP; ?ICEX: UTEL, UTELP; ADR OTC: STJSY, KUE FRA), the principal fixed-line telecommunications provider for Russia’s Southern Federal District, reports that on the 26th of March 2007 its Board of Directors took a decision to place 05-series non-convertible interest-bearing documentary pay-to-bearer bonds with the mandatory centralized custody, numbering 2 mln (two million) items with Rub 1,000 (one thousand) face value each (Minutes ? 30 ?f 26 March 2007). The bonds will be placed by public subscription on ZAO MICEX Stock Exchange trading floor.
Main features of UTK’s series 05 bond issue:
The issue will be for a total of Rub 2 bln (two billion).
Term to maturity is five years.
During the first and the following days of the bond placement the bonds are to be placed at the price of 100 (one hundred) percent of their face value, which is 1,000 (one thousand) rubles.
Starting date of the Bond placement will be determined by "UTK" PJSC after the state registration of the bond issue.
The possibility of Bonds acquisition by the Company under the agreement with the Bonds owner (owners) or on their demand is provided for, such Bonds being available for further circulation until the repayment deadline.
ZAO Russian Industrial Bank acts as the issue’s Financial Consultant. OAO AKB Svyaz-Bank is to act as the issue’s Arranger and Payment Agent. Underwriter of the issue is LLC “UTK-Finance”.
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