ArmInfo. On October 17, the nominal coupon bonds of Ameriabank of the seventh issue in the amount of 3 million euros were listed on the Nasdaq OMX Armeina stock exchange, entered the main exchange list (Abond), and were admitted to conclusion of targeted trading and sale repurchase deals.
According to the press service of the stock exchange, this tranche of the bank includes 30 thousand coupon bonds, with a par value of 100 euros, with a coupon yield of 3.3%, with a circulation period of 27 months. The bonds (ISIN - AMAMRBB26ER2) will be quoted with the exchange code AMRBB6.
According to Nasdaq OMX Armenia, taking into account the aforementioned tranche, 7 issues of Ameriabank bonds are already listed on the exchange: two AMDs in the amount of 2.5 bln AMD, four dollars in total amount of $ 45 mln and one euro in the amount of 3 mln euro. The first issue was a $ 15 million dollar issue, issued on March 25, 2016, with a listing on July 1, 2016. The second issue, AMD 1 billion dram, was issued on November 1, 2016, with listing on January 25, 2017. The third issue - the next dollar in a more modest amount - $ 5 million was followed on November 21, 2016 with listing on February 8, 2017. Issue of the fourth tranche - again a dollar one, but in the amount of $ 15 million, fell as early as 2017 (February 1) with entry into the listing on April 20. Then on July 13, 2017, the fifth tranche - AMD 1.5 billion was issued with the listing on July 26. Prior to this, on May 24, 2017, a $ 10 million dollar tranche was issued, which was listed only on August 29, and therefore it was the sixth among the quoted on the exchange bonds of Armeriabank. The circulation period of all four issues of dollar bonds and the euro tranche is set at 27 months, and the dram tranches - the first two-year, and the second one. Coupon payments for all issues are provided once a quarter, with the exception of a one-year dram tranche, under which coupon payments are provided once every six months. The yield on the coupon of dollar bonds of the bank since the start was reduced from 6.75% to 5.4%, and AMD- from 10.75% to 9%.
In total, 23 dollar bonds of 10 issuers are listed on the Nasdaq OMX Armenia as of October 17, 2017, of which 19 issues are issued by 7 banks: Araratbank (5), Ameriabank (4), Armswissbank (4), Anelik Bank (3), one dollar tranche from Armbusinessbank, Converse Bank and Unibank. In addition, 2 euro tranches are listed on the exchange - one each from Ameriabank and Armswissbank.
To recall, JSC Ameriabank is a universal bank that provides investment, corporate and retail banking services in the form of a comprehensive package of banking solutions. The bank has been operating in the Armenian market since October 31, 1996. The branch network of Ameriabank today has 13 divisions: 8 - metropolitan and 5 - regional. As of July 1, 2017, the Bank's shareholders are Ameriain Group - 65.8%, EBRD - 20.7% and ESPS Holding Limited - 13.5%.