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Alliance Oil Company Ltd, rated B+ by S&P and B by Fitch (both stable), has mandated Deutsche Bank, Gazprombank, Goldman Sachs International and Raiffeisen Bank International as Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners to arrange a series of fixed income investor meetings in the US and Europe, commencing on April 17, 2013. A US$ 144A / Reg S senior unsecured Eurobond offering may follow, subject to market conditions. FCA/ICMA stabilisation.
For further information:
Pavel Kim, Head of Investor relations, tel. +7 495 777 18 08, ext 1056
Jakob Sintring, Investor Relations, tel. +46 8 611 49 95
Also visit www.allianceoilco.com.
Alliance Oil Company Ltd is a leading independent oil and gas company with vertically integrated operations in Russia and Kazakhstan. Alliance Oil has substantial oil and gas reserves and downstream operations that include the Khabarovsk refinery and the leading network of gas stations and wholesale oil products terminals in the Russian Far East. Alliance Oil's depository receipts are traded on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm under the symbol AOIL.
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