Yerevan, Armenia, 2013-05-22 13:02 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
On April 21, 2013 at a press conference held at NASDAQ OMX Armenia, ARARATBANK
ojsc announced about the 6th issue of its corporate bonds, nominated in USD.
Mr. David Haruthyunyan, Deputy CEO, ARARATBANK, noted that the Company offers the second issue of USD bonds, taking into account demand for this instrument in the market. This issue of ARARATBANK's corporate bonds includes 40,000 coupon bonds with nominal value of USD 25, annual yield of 8.5% and maturity period of 36 months. Coupon payments will be made quarterly. Placement of the bonds will take place through subscription from May 23 till June 13, 2013 and any physical or legal entity will be able to obtain these securities in one of ARARATBANK's offices or in headquarters.
According to Mr. Haruthyunyan, this issue of corporate bonds will also be listed at NASDAQ OMX Armenia, while trading liquidity will be ensured by market-maker and market participants will be able to conclude REPO transactions with this instrument.
ARARATBANK is one of the most active issuers at NASDAQ OMX Armenia. Previous 5 issues of corporate bonds by the Company were successfully listed and traded at the Exchange in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012. Currently, coupon bonds by ARARATBANK, nominated in AMD (ARBKB4) and nominated in USD (ARBKB5) are listed, while common nominal stocks of the same issuer (ARBK) are admitted to trading at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.
To recall, ARARATBANK was also winner in 3 nominations of NASDAQ OMX Armenia "Best Member Awards 2012-. The Company was acknowledged as "Best Exchange Member in Government Bonds Market 2012-, "Best Exchange Member in Credit Resources Market 2012-, and won grand prix "Best Exchange Member 2012-.
The list of securities, listed and admitted to trading at NASDAQ OMX Armenia, is available on "Financial Instruments" page (http://www.nasdaqomx.am/en/instruments.htm ) of NASDAQ OMX Armenia official web-site.
About NASDAQ OMX Group
The inventor of the electronic exchange, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., fuels economies and provides transformative technologies for the entire lifecycle of a trade - from risk management to trade to surveillance to clearing. In the U.S. and Europe, we own and operate 26 markets including 3 clearinghouses and 5 central securities depositories supporting equities, options, fixed income, derivatives, commodities, futures and structured products. Able to process more than 1 million messages per second at sub-55 microsecond average speeds with 99.99% uptime, our technology drives more than 70 marketplaces in 50 developed and emerging countries into the future, powering 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Our award-winning data products and worldwide indexes are the benchmarks in the financial industry. Home to approximately 3,300 listed companies worth $6 trillion in market cap whose innovations shape our world, we give the ideas of tomorrow access to capital today. Welcome to where the world takes a big leap forward, daily. Welcome to the NASDAQ OMX Century. To learn more, visit www.nasdaqomx.com. Follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/NASDAQ) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx). (Symbol: NDAQ and member of S&P 500)
In January 2008, Nordic exchange operator OMX Group acquired 100% of the shares of the Armenian Stock Exchange (Armex) and the Central Depository of Armenia (CDA). After the combination of NASDAQ and OMX in February 2008, Armex and CDA became fully owned by the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. On January 26, 2009, "Armenian Stock Exchange" ojsc was officially renamed as "NASDAQ OMX Armenia" ojsc. On June 5, 2009, "NASDAQ OMX Armenia" ojsc became the owner of 100% of the shares of the "Central Depository of Armenia" ojsc.
MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: Eugenia Evoyan, Head of Marketing & Communications +374 10 543 321 ext. 115 eugenia.evoyan@nasdaqomx.am, eugenia.evoyan@nasdaqomx.com
Mr. David Haruthyunyan, Deputy CEO, ARARATBANK, noted that the Company offers the second issue of USD bonds, taking into account demand for this instrument in the market. This issue of ARARATBANK's corporate bonds includes 40,000 coupon bonds with nominal value of USD 25, annual yield of 8.5% and maturity period of 36 months. Coupon payments will be made quarterly. Placement of the bonds will take place through subscription from May 23 till June 13, 2013 and any physical or legal entity will be able to obtain these securities in one of ARARATBANK's offices or in headquarters.
According to Mr. Haruthyunyan, this issue of corporate bonds will also be listed at NASDAQ OMX Armenia, while trading liquidity will be ensured by market-maker and market participants will be able to conclude REPO transactions with this instrument.
ARARATBANK is one of the most active issuers at NASDAQ OMX Armenia. Previous 5 issues of corporate bonds by the Company were successfully listed and traded at the Exchange in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012. Currently, coupon bonds by ARARATBANK, nominated in AMD (ARBKB4) and nominated in USD (ARBKB5) are listed, while common nominal stocks of the same issuer (ARBK) are admitted to trading at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.
To recall, ARARATBANK was also winner in 3 nominations of NASDAQ OMX Armenia "Best Member Awards 2012-. The Company was acknowledged as "Best Exchange Member in Government Bonds Market 2012-, "Best Exchange Member in Credit Resources Market 2012-, and won grand prix "Best Exchange Member 2012-.
The list of securities, listed and admitted to trading at NASDAQ OMX Armenia, is available on "Financial Instruments" page (http://www.nasdaqomx.am/en/instruments.htm ) of NASDAQ OMX Armenia official web-site.
About NASDAQ OMX Group
The inventor of the electronic exchange, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., fuels economies and provides transformative technologies for the entire lifecycle of a trade - from risk management to trade to surveillance to clearing. In the U.S. and Europe, we own and operate 26 markets including 3 clearinghouses and 5 central securities depositories supporting equities, options, fixed income, derivatives, commodities, futures and structured products. Able to process more than 1 million messages per second at sub-55 microsecond average speeds with 99.99% uptime, our technology drives more than 70 marketplaces in 50 developed and emerging countries into the future, powering 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Our award-winning data products and worldwide indexes are the benchmarks in the financial industry. Home to approximately 3,300 listed companies worth $6 trillion in market cap whose innovations shape our world, we give the ideas of tomorrow access to capital today. Welcome to where the world takes a big leap forward, daily. Welcome to the NASDAQ OMX Century. To learn more, visit www.nasdaqomx.com. Follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/NASDAQ) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx). (Symbol: NDAQ and member of S&P 500)
In January 2008, Nordic exchange operator OMX Group acquired 100% of the shares of the Armenian Stock Exchange (Armex) and the Central Depository of Armenia (CDA). After the combination of NASDAQ and OMX in February 2008, Armex and CDA became fully owned by the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. On January 26, 2009, "Armenian Stock Exchange" ojsc was officially renamed as "NASDAQ OMX Armenia" ojsc. On June 5, 2009, "NASDAQ OMX Armenia" ojsc became the owner of 100% of the shares of the "Central Depository of Armenia" ojsc.
MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: Eugenia Evoyan, Head of Marketing & Communications +374 10 543 321 ext. 115 eugenia.evoyan@nasdaqomx.am, eugenia.evoyan@nasdaqomx.com
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