Press-release

UniCredit successfully closes USD 118 million Syndicated Term Loan Facility for NCSP

UniCredit (BA-CA and IMB) has successfully closed the syndication for the fully underwritten USD 118,000,000 Syndicated Term Loan Facility (“The Facility”) for PJSC Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP), rated Ba1 and BB+. The Facility comprises the first syndicated term loan facility arranged for NCSP.

The Facility was signed in mid July 2007. The proceeds of the Facility have been used to refinance NCSP’s long-term indebtedness.

 
Summary details of the transaction 

In spite of not very favourable market conditions, syndication was closed successfully at the beginning of November, with aggregate commitments above USD 118,000,000 raised; the borrower decided not to increase the Facility amount.

The following banks joined the syndicate as illustrated below:

About NCSP

 
NCSP operates primarily at the Port of Novorossiysk (the "Port"), a multi-purpose, year-round, deep-water port located on the Russian shore of the Black Sea which has geographic, topographic and infrastructure advantages in comparison to ports and potential port sites in the Black Sea-Azov basin. The Port is Russia's largest sea port in terms of cargo turnover volume according to the Association of Russian Sea Ports, and Europe's fifth largest commercial sea port by cargo volume in 2005, according to Global Insight/ISL.

 
NCSP is a key Southern gateway for the import and export of a wide range of cargoes to and from the Russian economy (including oil, oil products, timber, grain, fertilizers, ferrous metals, containers, automobiles and general cargo). NCSP handles approximately 20% by volume of cargoes shipped through Russian sea ports according to the Association of Russian Sea Ports.

 
During 2006, NCSP consolidated its shareholdings in the majority of other operators and stevedores in the Port. In addition to its stevedore operations at the Port, NCSP operates a fleet at Novorossiysk for bunkerage and towing services, owns a large ship repair yard and operates a stevedoring company in Baltiysk on the Baltic Sea.

About UniCredit

 
With a current market capitalization of approximately €84 billion (1 October 2007), ranking among the top financial groups in Europe, UniCredit has a presence in 23 countries, with over 40 million clients and 9,000 branches. Within the Group, the division UniCredit Markets & Investment Banking is the competence centre for global financial markets and investment banking services.

  
UniCredit Markets & Investment Banking maintains one of largest networks of all investment banks on the European continent and combines placement power with in-depth structuring know-how in the major markets as well as in the fast growing European emerging markets.

Enquiries
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port PJSC
Maria Kakturskaya
PR Director
Tel. +7(495) 783-54-41
Kakturskaya@nmtp.info

UniCredit Markets & Investment Banking
Veronika Fischer-Rief
Public Relations
Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG
Tel. +43 50505-82833
veronika.fischer-rief@ba-ca.com

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