ABLV Bank issues new bonds


Riga, Latvia, 2015-05-15 14:46 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ABLV Bank, AS, will perform two new bond issues under the Fifth Bond Offer Programme, and the bonds will be admitted to the regulated market – Baltic bond list of Nasdaq Riga.

The subscription to bond issues will begin on 21st of May 2015 and will last till 29th of June 2015. The parameters of the issues are stated below.

Coupon bond issue of USD 75 000 000
(issue name: ABLV FXD USD 070717; ISIN: LV0000801751)
The issue size is USD 75 000 000. The number of bonds is 75 000. The face value of one bond is USD 1 000. The annual interest rate is fixed: 1.55% with coupon payment twice a year. Initial placement price: 100% of the face value. The issue date is 7th of July 2015, and the maturity date is 7th of July 2017.

Coupon bond issue of EUR 20 000 000
(issue name: ABLV FXD EUR 070717; ISIN: LV0000801769)
The issue size is EUR 20 000 000. The number of bonds is 20 000. The face value of one bond is EUR 1 000. The annual interest rate is fixed: 0.80% with coupon payment twice a year. Initial placement price: 100% of the face value. The issue date is 7th of July 2015, and the maturity date is 7th of July 2017. 

Taking into account the already redeemed bonds, we have performed 27 public bond issues so far. Currently, 19 bond issues are included in the Baltic bond list of Nasdaq Riga.

ABLV Bank, AS, is the largest independent private bank in Latvia. The bank’s major shareholders —Oļegs Fiļs, Ernests Bernis and Nika Berne – directly and indirectly hold 86.23% of the bank's voting share capital. ABLV Group includes ABLV Bank, AS; ABLV Bank Luxembourg, S.A.; ABLV Capital Markets, IBAS; ABLV Asset Management, IPAS; Pillar Holding Company, KS; ABLV Consulting Services, AS; ABLV Corporate Services, SIA; New Hanza City, SIA, and other companies. ABLV Group has representative offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Kiev, Odessa, Minsk, Almaty, Baku, Tashkent, Hong Kong and Limassol.

         Ilmārs Jargans
         
         Head of Public Relations Department
         ABLV Bank, AS
         Tel.: +371 6777 5296
         e-mail: ilmars.jargans@ablv.com