National Depositary Center, acting as the payment agent for JSC North-West Telecom’s bond issue 6, has paid in full the 4th coupon on the issue, it was announced today. Payment was made on August 05, 2010.

The rate of the 3rd coupon is 11.70% per annum, 29 roubles 17 kopecks having been charged on each bond.

The list of those authorized to get a coupon yield under the bonds was made up as of 29th July 2010.

The total amount allocated for the 3rd coupon payment amounted to 87,510 thousand roubles.

The sixth issue of NWT bonds is interest-bearing documentary bearer securities with mandatory central storage, series 06 (state registration number 4-06-00119-A of October 16, 2008) floated at MICEX on August 5, 2009. The volume of issue is 3 billion rubles, the number of bonds is 3 million with the par value of 1 thousand rubles. The maturity period is 10 years. The coupon income on the bonds is paid on the quarterly basis. The 6th bond loan was rated by Standard & Poor’s at ruAA- and by Fitch Ratings at  À+ (rus).