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TCS HoldingAnnouncement

08/06/2017 22:45

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   TCS Group Holding PLC / Miscellaneous - High Priority
   TCS Group Holding PLC: TCS Finance D.A.C. prices U.S.$300 million loan
   participation notes issuance

   08-Jun-2017 / 23:41 CET/CEST
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     WOULD BE UNLAWFUL

     TCS Finance D.A.C. prices U.S.$300 million loan participation notes
     issuance

     8 June 2017 - Tinkoff Bank today announces that TCS Finance D.A.C. has
     priced U.S.$ 300 million aggregate principal amount of perpetual
     callable loan participation notes with initial coupon rate of 9.25% per
     annum (the "Notes"). The Notes will be issued by, but with limited
     recourse to, TCS Finance D.A.C. for the sole purpose of financing a
     subordinated loan to Tinkoff Bank. The Notes are expected to be rated B-
     by Fitch. The closing and settlement are expected to be
     completedon 15 June 2017.

     For further information:

      

     Tinkoff Bank                  Tinkoff Bank

     Darya Ermolina                Larisa Chernysheva

     Head of PR                    IR Department

     + 7 495 648-10-00 (ext. 2009) + 7 495 648-10-00 (ext. 2312)

      1 d.ermolina@tinkoff.ru       2 ir@tinkoff.ru

                                    

      

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     SOLD AND SHOULD NOT BE SOLD TO RETAIL CLIENTS IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
     AREA, AS DEFINED IN THE RULES SET OUT IN THE PRODUCT INTERVENTION
     (CONTINGENT CONVERTIBLE INSTRUMENTS AND MUTUAL SOCIETY SHARES)
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     THE FEDERAL LAW NO. 39-FZ "ON THE SECURITIES MARKET" DATED 22 APRIL
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   Language:      English
   Company:       TCS Group Holding PLC
                  2nd Floor, Sotiri Tofini 4, Agios Athanasios
                  4102 Limassol
                  Cyprus
   Phone:         +7 495 648-10-00
   Fax:           +7 495 645-59-09
   E-mail:        media@tinkoff.ru
   Internet:      https://www.tinkoff.ru
   ISIN:          US87238U2033
   Listed:        Foreign Exchange(s) London, Moscow
   Category Code: MSCH
   TIDM:          TCS
   Sequence No.:  4283


    
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