ABLV Bank issues new bonds


Riga, Latvia, 2016-09-26 08:04 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ABLV Bank will perform three new bond issues under the Sixth Bond Offer Programme, and the bonds are planned to be admitted to the regulated market – the Baltic bond list of Nasdaq Riga.

The parameters of the issues are stated below.

Coupon bond issue of USD 75 000 000
(issue name: ABLV FXD USD 311018; ISIN: LV0000802163)

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: 1.85% with coupon payment twice a year. Initial placement price: 100% of the face value. The issue date is 31 October 2016, and the maturity date is 31 October 2018.

Coupon bond issue of EUR 20 000 000
(issue name: ABLV FXD EUR 311018; ISIN: LV0000802171)

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: 0.70% with coupon payment twice a year. Initial placement price: 100% of the face value. The issue date is 31 October 2016, and the maturity date is 31 October 2018.

Discount bond issue of EUR 20 000 000 with the purpose of raising subordinated capital
(issue name: ABLV SUB EUR 311026; ISIN: LV0000802189)

The issue size is EUR 20 000 000. The number of bonds is 200 000. The face value of one bond is EUR 100. Initial placement price: 83.047% of the face value. The issue date is 31st October 2016, and the maturity date is 31st October 2026. The bank may redeem these bonds before maturity starting from 31st of October, 2021.
Annual interest rate of subordinated bonds:

  • from 31st of October,2016 till 31st of October, 2021 – fixed discount year of 3.75%;
  • from 1st of November, 2021 till 31st of October, 2026 – fixed coupon rate of 3.75% with coupon payment twice a year.

The subscription to bond issues will begin on 29 September 2016 and will last until 24 October 2016.

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 86.55% 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, Limassol and New York.

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


Attachments

ABLV SUB EUR 311026_eng.pdf ABLV FXD USD 311018_eng.pdf ABLV FXD EUR 311018_eng.pdf ablv_bonds_prospectus6_en.pdf