"The National Depository Center" (Closed Joint Stock Company) (NDC), Russia's only settlement depository servicing the full range of debt and equity securities of Russian issuers, reports that on 5 April it has accepted for servicing Ukrainian government Eurobonds (CABINET MINISTER OF UKRAINE 4.95000 13/10/15, ISIN - XS0232329879) issued by Ukraine in 2005 for circulation in international market. The Ukrainian government Eurobond issue is listed on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) since 2005.
This is the second bond issue of a foreign state accepted for servicing by NDC. It is worth reminding that on 26 October, 2009 NDC accepted Germany government bonds (BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 3.5 04/07/19, ISIN - DE0001135382) for servicing.
More information about foreign government securities accepted for servicing by NDC is available at the company's web site:
Information on Ukrainian government Eurobonds
Information on Germany government bonds
About NDC:
"The National Depository Center" (Closed Joint Stock Company) is the largest settlement depository in Russia, servicing on-exchange and OTC transactions with all types of debt and equity securities of Russian issuers. NDC provides storage of global certificates and depository accounting for 99% of corporate bond issues, sub-federal and municipal bond issues. It services 100% of transactions conducted in the federal bond and the Bank of Russia bond markets, more than 99% of transactions conducted in the corporate and regional bond markets, the majority of transactions with equities and also services UIT units and Eurobonds. The international rating agency Thomas Murray has assigned NDC an АА- rating as a central depository. NDC is Russia's national numbering agency, and the substitute numbering agency for the CIS, authorized to assign the international ISIN and CFI codes.
Among NDC’s shareholders are MICEX (50,1727% of shares), Bank of Russia (42,2997% of shares) as well as GPB (OJSC) (Gazprombank), Evrofinance Mosnarbank, “ROSBANK” (OJSC JSCB), JSC VTB Bank, Bank of Moscow, JSC «ROSSIYSKIY KREDIT BANK», Vnesheconombank, “ING BANK (EURASIA) ZAO”, CB “J.P. Morgan Bank International” (LLC), ZAO UniCredit Bank, Deutsche Bank Ltd, and Sberbank. NDC has stakes in Depository Clearing Company CJSC (37.29%) and in Settlement Depository Company CJSC (28.54%).
For further information about NDC: www.ndc.ru, or NDC Public Affairs Division: +7 495 232 0910,