Madison Pacific Trust sends acceleration notice on $375 mln note debt to PrivatBank

Hong Kong-based Madison Pacific Trust Limited, the new trustee of the Ukrainian nationalized PrivatBank's holders of notes of two issues totaling US$375 million with maturity in 2018, has sent an acceleration notice to the bank, according to an announcement on the London Stock Exchange.

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"On 2 November 2017 the New Trustee issued an acceleration notice to PrivatBank and sent a copy of the acceleration notice to the Issuer," the announcement said.

According to the data provided, this refers to PrivatBank's loan participation notes worth $175 million at 10.875% per annum and $200 million at 10.25% per annum with maturity in 2018.

Read alsoPrivatBank becomes Ukraine's second bank trusted with storage of NBU's cash As reported, the new trustee will update noteholders on any developments subsequent to the issue of the acceleration notice.

As UNIAN reported earlier, on December 18, 2016, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decided to nationalize Ukraine's No. 1 bank, Dnipro-based PrivatBank, being guided by the recommendations of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

Later, PrivatBank swapped obligations on three series of bonds worth $595 million before UK SPV Credit Finance PLC for shares of an additional issue.

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