CBOM FINANCE P.L.C. ANNOUNCES OFFERS TO PURCHASE UP TO U.S.$150,000,000 IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ITS OUTSTANDING LOAN PARTICIPATION NOTES
29.10.2019
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(&laquo;<strong>CBOM</strong>&raquo;) at&nbsp;the request of&nbsp;CREDIT BANK OF&nbsp;MOSCOW (public joint-stock company) (&laquo;<strong>CBM</strong>&raquo;) has today launched invitations to&nbsp;holders (the &laquo;<strong>Noteholders</strong>&raquo;) of&nbsp;the U.&nbsp;S.$600,000,000 7.500% Loan Participation Notes due 2027, of&nbsp;which U.&nbsp;S.$557,000,000 remain outstanding (Regulation S&nbsp;Common Code: 158910691, Regulation S&nbsp;ISIN: XS1589106910) (the &laquo;<strong>2027&nbsp;Notes</strong>&raquo;), and the U.&nbsp;S.$700,000,000 8.875% Perpetual Callable Loan Participation Notes, of&nbsp;which U.&nbsp;S.$670,000,000 remain outstanding (Regulation S&nbsp;Common Code: 160109475, Regulation S&nbsp;ISIN: XS1601094755) (the &laquo;<strong>Perpetual Notes</strong>&raquo;, and together with the 2027&nbsp;Notes, the &laquo;<strong>Notes</strong>&raquo;) to&nbsp;tender for purchase for cash the Notes, up&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;maximum aggregate principal amount of&nbsp;U.&nbsp;S.$150,000,000 (the &laquo;<strong>Maximum Invitation Amount</strong>&raquo;) across both series of&nbsp;Notes (each, a&nbsp;&laquo;<strong>Series</strong>&raquo;) combined, subject to&nbsp;the offer and distribution restrictions below, and upon the terms and subject to&nbsp;the conditions set forth in&nbsp;an&nbsp;invitation for offers dated 29&nbsp;October 2019 (as&nbsp;it&nbsp;may be&nbsp;amended or&nbsp;supplemented from time to&nbsp;time, the &laquo;<strong>Invitation for Offers</strong>&raquo;) in&nbsp;accordance with a&nbsp;modified Dutch auction procedure for each Series of&nbsp;Notes. The invitation to&nbsp;tender the Notes for purchase referred to&nbsp;herein as&nbsp;the &laquo;<strong>Invitation</strong>&raquo; constitutes a&nbsp;separate Invitation with respect to&nbsp;each Series of&nbsp;Notes and the term &laquo;Invitation&raquo; shall, where the context so&nbsp;admits, be&nbsp;construed accordingly.</p> <p>Capitalised terms used in&nbsp;this announcement but not otherwise defined have the meanings given to&nbsp;them in&nbsp;the Invitation for Offers. Copies of&nbsp;the Invitation for Offers are available, subject to&nbsp;the tender offer and distribution restrictions, from the Tender Agent.</p> <p><strong><em>Rationale for the Invitation</em></strong></p> <p>The purpose of&nbsp;the invitation is&nbsp;to&nbsp;provide a&nbsp;degree of&nbsp;liquidity to&nbsp;Noteholders, as&nbsp;well as&nbsp;to&nbsp;improve the composition of&nbsp;CBM&rsquo;s regulatory capital. CBOM will be&nbsp;able to&nbsp;repurchase the outstanding Notes which are tendered pursuant to&nbsp;the Invitation, provided that the Financing Condition is&nbsp;satisfied, such purchase to&nbsp;be&nbsp;funded by&nbsp;the proceeds from the Share Offering.</p> <p>Immediately after the Settlement Date, CBOM intends to&nbsp;sell the Notes purchased pursuant to&nbsp;the Invitation for Offers to&nbsp;CBM. 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