On August 25, 2009, the CJSC National Depositary Center as the payment agent of NWT bonds issue 05 paid in full the fifth coupon on the fifth issue of NWT bonds.

The rate for the fifth coupon was equal to 15% per annum; RUR 37.4 was due per each bond.

The list of persons entitled to receive the bonds’ coupon was prepared as of August 19, 2009.

The total amount distributed for paying the fifth coupon was equal to RUR 112,200 thousand.

The fifth-issue bonds are interest-bearing documentary bearer bonds with mandatory central storage, issue 05 (state registration number 4-05-00119- Ŕ of October 23, 2007) placed at the Stock Exchange Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange on May 27, 2008. The volume of the issue is RUR3 billion; the number of bonds is 3 million with the par value of RUR1,000. The maturity period is 5 years. The bonds’ coupon is paid on the quarterly basis. The bonds are included in the RF Central Bank’s Pawn List, are accepted by the Bank of Russia as collateral for direct REPO deals and are included in the quotation list A1 of the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange.