21.01.13

Sberbank of Russia wins Euroweek's Emerging Market Bond Award 2012

January 21, 2013, Moscow - Sberbank's Tier 2 capital $2bn bond issuance has been recognised as the deal of the year by Euroweek's Emerging Market Bond Awards 2012.

Euroweek surveyed a number of emerging market teams at the leading investment banks across the international bond markets to draw up a list of top deals of 2012.

Sberbank of Russia was awarded the Emerging Market Financial Institution Deal of the Year for its $2bn 10-year Tier 2 capital bond at a coupon of 5.125% in October 2012. This landmark transaction represented the largest ever USD offering achieved by Sberbank of Russia and largest ever Emerging Markets USD subordinated transaction.

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Sberbank of Russia
Alexander Baziyan
Public Relations  
Tel. +7(495) 957 5721
media@sberbank.ru

Sberbank of Russia is the largest bank in Russia and holds almost one third of all Russian banking sector assets. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and major shareholder of Sberbank, owning 50% of the total share capital plus one voting share. Other shares are held by more than 245,000 individual and institutional investors. The Bank has the largest distribution network in Russia with over 19,000 offices as well as subsidiaries in 20 countries including the CIS, Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey. In September 2012, Sberbank completed the acquisition of DenizBank AS which is ranked 6th among private and 9th among all Turkish banks by consolidated total assets.

The Bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank of Russia.
The official website is www.sberbank.ru.

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