"NORD/LB Latvija" bonds to be placed via RSE auction

25.11.2003 RIG

On December 4, 2003 primary placement auction of “NORD/LB Latvija” bonds will be run on the Riga Stock Exchange.

5000 bearer bonds at total value of LVL 5 million will be placed via the auction. Nominal value of “NORD/LB” bond is LVL 1000; maturity is on December 4, 2006; coupon rate is 6-month RIGIBOR + 0.40%. The coupon rate for the first semi-annual period (from December 4, 2003 till June 4, 2004) will be specified on December 1, 2003.

“NORD/LB Latvija” bonds will be placed via competitive multi-price auction with extension. Any investor may participate, by submitting the bid to licensed banks and brokerage companies. Bids will be accepted from the RSE members on December 4, 2003 from 10:00 till 12:00. The extenstion will be after 12:00.

Settlement for the bonds purchased at the auction will take place on December 9, 2003.

Daiga Auziņa-Melalksne, Director of Development and Services Department, Riga Stock Exchange:
“NORD/LB Latvija” public bonds issue is one more proof that Latvian debt market has good development prospects. We hope that not only financial sector issuers, but other businesses, too, will be more active in issuing corporate bonds instead of borrowing from banks, thus raising relatively inexpensive resources for development. 

“NORD/LB Latvija” shares are listed on the Riga Stock Exchange Second list, and are included in RICI and
Dow Jones Riga Stock Exchange indexes.


A summary for JSC “NORD/LB Latvija”  bonds issue

Issuer

JSC “NORD/LB Latvija”

Type of issue

public

Type of bonds

bearer

Number of bonds

5,000 (five thousand)

Issue value (by nominal value)

LVL 5,000,000.00 (five million lats)

Nominal value

LVL 1,000.00 (one thousand lats)

Coupon rate

6 month RIGIBOR (Riga Interbank Borrowing Rate) plus 0.40 %

Coupon payment

On semi-annual basis

Coupon payment dates

04.06.2004., 04.12.2004., 04.06.2005.,
04.12.2005., 04.06.2006. and 04.12.2006.

Start date for coupon calculation

December 4, 2003

End date for primary placement

June 4, 2004

Maturity date

December 4, 2006

Right to call prior to maturity

Non-callable

Primary placement

Primary placement of the bonds will be done via open multi-price auction with extension, run on December 4, 2003 in compliance with the RSE Management Board instruction of April 14, 2002 “On calculation of market price of a security and order execution on competitive multiple price auctions with extension”.
The bonds remaining unsold after the auction will be placed by Treasury Department of JSC “NORD/LB Latvija” Rīga, Smilšu iela 6, phone 7077157 or 7015230 on all business days, starting with the second day of primary placement.

Selling price

Selling price is quoted on each business day pursuant to the rules specified in the prospectus.

Settlement

Payment for bonds purchased in primary placement is settled two business days after the deal.


More information:
Krista Grīntāle
Director of Corporate Communications Department
Riga Stock Exchange
Phone: 7212431
www.rse.lv

Uldis Bušs
Head of Treasury
NORD/LB Latvija
Phone: 7077157, 7015230
www.nordlb.lv

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