SCM has paid the next tranche for the
secured loan of USD 545m. The payment of USD 82.9 has been effected in full
compliance with the terms fixed in the loan facility agreement.
SCM obtained a syndicated loan for four years
in March 2007. Initially the amount of the loan made USD 400m. Later (in August
2007) the figure grew to USD 545m. The loan envisages seven instalments. Five
of them have already been paid. The remaining two payments are scheduled for
QIII 2010 and QI 2011.
"The trust of our partners and
investors has always been one of the most valuable SCM assets and we highly
appraise it. We believe the reputation of a reliable borrower and a stable
financial position of SCM are the factors allowing us to solve all set tasks
and move further to achieve strategic goals", said Margarita
Povazhnaya, SCM's CFO.
Profile
SCM is a
professional investor that owns and controls assets in mining and metals,
energy-generation, telecommunications, banking, insurance, media as well as in
retail and real estate.
SCM Group includes Metinvest Holding,
DTEK, VegaTelecom Group, Segodnya
Multimedia, TRK Ukraina, ESTA Holding, Ukrainskiy Retail and others.
SCM is 100% owned by Ukrainian
businessman, RinatAkhmetov.
