Sberbank: Sberbank assigned AAA rating by ACRA

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Sberbank: Sberbank assigned AAA rating by ACRA 
 
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*Sberbank assigned AAA rating by ACRA* 
 
*March 21st 2017, Moscow *- Sberbank was assigned an AAA credit rating with 
stable outlook by the Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA). 
 
Sberbank's rating is explained by the organization's high level of systemic 
importance to the Russian economiy. According to ACRA's assessment, Sberbank 
is characterized by a high level of standalone credit assessment as compared 
to its peers in Russia. 
 
ACRA emphasized a very strong risk profile, adequate valuation of capital 
adequacy, adequate assessment of the risk profile and comfortable 
liquiditity position as some of the key factors applicable to Sberbank's 
rating score. 
 
The stable outlook assumes a highly probable rating consistency over a 
period of the next 12-18 months. 
 
ACRA was founded on November 20th 2015. The agency functions in compliance 
with the latest regulatory requirement and sees the provision of the Russian 
market with a quality rating product as its main task. 
 
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*Sberbank* 
 
Alexander Baziyan 
Press Office 
Tel. [phone] 
[e-mail] 
 
*Sberbank* is Russia's largest bank and a leading global financial 
institution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking 
sector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest 
deposit taker in Russia. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the 
founder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank's 
authorized capital plus one voting share, with the remaining 50% held by 
domestic and international investors. Sberbank has more than 135 million 
individual customers and more than 4 million corporate clients in 20 
countries. Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with 
almost 17,000 branches, and its international operations include UK, US, 
CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, India, China, Turkey and other countries. 
 
The Bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank of 
Russia. Official websites of the Bank: www.sberbank.com [1] (Sberbank Group 
website), www.sberbank.ru [2]. 
 
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Language:      English 
Company:       Sberbank 
               19 Vavilova St. 
               117997 Moscow 
               Russia 
Phone:         [phone] 
E-mail:        [e-mail] 
Internet:      www.sberbank.ru 
ISIN:          US80585Y3080, RU0009029540, RU0009029557, US80585Y4070 
Listed:        Open Market (Basic Board) in Frankfurt; London, Moscow 
Category Code: MSCM 
TIDM:          SBER 
LEI Code:      549300WE6TAF5EEWQS81 
Sequence No.:  3977 
 
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