Mechel sets coupon rate for Series 02 exchange bonds

16.03.2010 (12:51)

OAO Mechel set a coupon rate for Series 02 exchange bonds at 9.75% on March15, 2010. The issuer closed the order book on Friday. Before that the company slashed coupon guidance from 10.75%-11.5% to 10%-10.75%. The issue comprises 5 million bonds maturing in 3 years.

The placement is scheduled for March 16, 2010.

Issuer, issue number: Mechel, ÁÎ-2

Type of bond: Domestic bonds
Auction type: book-building
Issue status: expected
Offering: public
Par, currency of issue: RUR, 1000
Amount: 5 000 000 000
Registration date: Feb 05 2009
State registration number: 4B02-02-55005-E
Start of placement: Mar 16 2010
Issue price: 100
Coupon: Coupon 1 is set before placement, coupons 2-6: according to issue documents
Coupon frequency: 2 time(s) per year
Settlement Date: Mar 16 2010
Maturity date: Mar 12 2013
Issue Managers: Arrangers: Uglemetbank, Sviaz-Bank, VTB Capital, Sberbank
Trading floor: MICEX
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Issuer profile:
Mechel Steel Company was registered in Moscow on May 19, 2003. The Group is the management company of a virtically-integrated holding of steel, rolled metal, metalware, nickel and coal producers. Besides Mechel Steel Group a number of other Russian and CIS companies are part of this holding.

Outstanding issues:
4 issue(s) outstanding worth RUR 20 000 000 000

Issuer's rating:
RA AK&M
A National Scale (Russia) 29.07.2009
National Rating Agency
A+ National scale (Russia) 06.07.2007

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