Uralsvyazinform made a cash payout on its first loan bond on November 20, 2002.  The total payout reached RUR 1 billion with an annual yield of 17.5 percent, and quarterly coupon payment.  

Revenue paid out per bond with par value of RUR 1,000 was equal to RUR 43.15.  The total payout was valued at RUR 43,150,000.   

The payment agent for the payout was commercial bank Svyaz Bank. Moscow. 

The company placed the bond on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) on August 22, 2002.  The issue was arranged by Renaissance Capital and Web Invest.  The issue is currently being trade on MICEX and the Russian Trading System (RTS).   

Those interested in obtaining additional information may do so by calling the company's Investor Relations Department at (3422) 903 978, 905 863, or sending an e-mail to www. investor@usi.ru.