United Company RUSAL Plc: Update on the Corporate Ruble Bonds
Regulatory News:
United Company RUSAL Plc (Paris:RUSAL) (Paris:RUAL)
Pursuant to Chapter 38 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, the Securities and Futures Commission regulates United Company RUSAL Plc in relation to the listing of its shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The Securities and Futures Commission takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
This announcement is not an offer for sale of any securities in the United States or to U.S. persons. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Any securities described in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, and there is no intention to conduct a public offering of any securities in the United States or to U.S. persons.
In France, no prospectus has been prepared in connection with the offering of any securities described in this announcement that has been approved by the French Autorité des marchés financiers ("AMF") or by the competent authority of another EEA Member State and notified to the AMF. No securities have been offered or sold nor will be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. This announcement or any other offering material relating to the securities have not been distributed or caused to be distributed and will not be distributed or caused to be distributed to the public in France. Such offers, sales and distributions have been and shall only be made in France to qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) investing for their own account, as defined in Articles L.411-2 and D.411-1 to D.411-3 of the French monetary and financial code. The direct or indirect distribution to the public in France of any so acquired securities may be made only as provided by Articles L.411-1 to L.411-4, L.412-1 and L.621-8 to L.621-8-3 of the French monetary and financial code and applicable regulations thereunder.
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UNITED COMPANY RUSAL PLC
(Incorporated under the laws of Jersey with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 486)
UPDATE ON THE CORPORATE RUBLE BONDS
Reference is made to the announcements of United Company RUSAL Plc (the "Company") dated 3 May 2010, 24 May 2010, 14 February 2011, 16 February 2011 and 2 March 2011 in relation to the Ruble Bonds Issue (the "Announcements"). Capitalized terms in this announcement have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcements unless otherwise specified.
The Company is pleased to announce that on 14 February 2014, the decision was made by MICEX to move the Issue (both tranches series 07 and 08) from list "B" to "A1" the top-level list due to compliance with the listing requirements.
The principal terms of the Bonds remain unchanged. The Company will make further announcement(s) to inform the public of the developments with respect to the Bonds as and when appropriate or as required under the Listing Rules and/or other applicable laws and regulations and/or the regulations and requirements of the FFMS and other administrative and enforcement agencies.
By Order of the board of directors of
United Company RUSAL Plc
Vladislav Soloviev
Director
17 February 2014
As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Oleg Deripaska, Ms. Vera Kurochkina, Mr. Maxim Sokov, Mr. Vladislav Soloviev and Mr. Stalbek Mishakov, the non-executive Directors are Mr. Dmitry Afanasiev, Mr. Len Blavatnik, Mr. Ivan Glasenberg, Mr. Maksim Goldman, Ms. Gulzhan Moldazhanova, Mr. Christophe Charlier, Ms. Olga Mashkovskaya and Ms. Ekaterina Nikitina, and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Matthias Warnig (Chairman), Dr. Peter Nigel Kenny, Mr. Philip Lader, Ms. Elsie Leung Oi-sie and Mr. Mark Garber.
All announcements and press releases published by the Company are available on its website under the links www.rusal.ru/en/investors/info.aspx and www.rusal.ru/en/press-center/press- releases.aspx, respectively.
