Vasily Konuzin, analyst of Alemar IFC

– This is quite a big loan and, perhaps, can only be compared to the plans of Gazprom

State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom is planning to conduct a large loan over its affiliate JSC Atomenergoprom (the company unites civil nuclear enterprises).

This is quite a big loan and, perhaps, can only be compared to the plans of such a big company as Gazprom. The money will obviously be spent on the NPP construction program, which has been approved by the Government and is well underway. Some experts doubt that this approach is expedient but I am sure that this is the right decision for the moment and it will help to enhance the energy security of our country in the future.

As on the terms of loan placement 10 documentary interest-bearing inconvertible bond series are planned for emission whereas each bond will be 1,000 RUR. The bond’s maturity is five years. The bonds will be placed during a year starting from the state registration of issue.

The bonds will be placed by public subscription by means of purchase and sales transactions at tenders held by CJSC MICEX. ROSATOM is securing all the bond emissions.

Part of the attracted funds is planned be channeled to refund short-term loans attracted by the industry’s enterprises. Another trend is financing part of investment program for subsidiaries and affiliates in 2009 – 2010. In particular among the fund receivers are JSC Energoatom Concern (implementation of NPPs construction program), JSC TVEL (modernization and renewal of nuclear fuel production), ARMZ Uranium Holding (development of mining assets in Russia and abroad within the set up joint ventures), JSC TENEX and JSC United Company Enrichment Sublimation Complex (modernization and renewal of production facilities with the shift to a new generation of gas centrifuges), and JSC Atomenergomash (investments into nuclear engineering for implementation of the NPPs’ new units commissioning program).

JSC Atomenergoprom provides full production cycle in nuclear power industry consolidating leading enterprises and organizations of the industry (its history is over 60 years) and the experience accumulated over the whole range of NFC and NPP building technologies (at present the issuer’s consolidation perimeter incorporates the largest enterprises of nuclear energy industry namely: Atomredmetzoloto, TENEX, TVEL, Energoatom Concern, separation and sublimate complex enterprises as well as enterprises of engineering and service, development of new technologies, etc). According to the consolidated reporting of the company, the issuer’s revenue in 2008 (disregarding the joining date of subsidiaries and affiliates) was 290.5 bn. RUR, the revenue was 146.5 bn. RUR in the first half of 2009, and the profit was 14.4 bn. RUR.