THIRD ISSUE OF VALLETTA LLC BONDS IS INCLUDED IN BBOND LIST OF NASDAQ OMX ARMENIA
ArmInfo
01.03.2010
ArmInfo. Effective from February 26, 2010, the third issue of Valletta
Limited Liability Company nominal coupon bonds (VALTB3) will be listed
and included in the Bbond list of NASDAQ OMX Armenia.
The press service of NASDAQ OMX Armenia reminds that this issue of the
company’s bonds with total nominal value of AMD 500,000,000 maturity
36 months, and coupon yield of 11% has been traded on NASDAQ OMX
Armenia since September 25, 2008. As of the end of February 2010,
the total value traded on the exchange in VALTB3 bonds (less repo
trading) exceeded AMD 400 mln.
The changing of the status of the third issue bonds from being admitted
to trading to being listed occurred based on Valletta LLC’s request,
as the securities and the issuer complied with all requirements set for
NASDAQ OMX Armenia Bbond list. Valletta LLC has a long history in the
Armenian capital market – the first issue of the company’s bonds was
listed on the exchange on September 25, 2007, and the second issue was
redeemed on December 26, 2009. Valletta LLC has been operating since
1990 and is currently involved in various areas of activities including
manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade, catering and leisure
business. In particular, the company owns and operates the chain of
"Star" supermarkets, "SFC" and "Plener" restaurants, "Comfort" shops
for household products and appliances including under the "Ariston"
and "Ardo" brands, and runs its own meat production ("Biella" brand).
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In January 2008, Nordic exchange operator OMX Group acquired 100%
of shares of the Armenian Stock Exchange (Armex) and the Central
Depository of Armenia (CDA). After the combination of NASDAQ and OMX
in February 2008, Armex and CDA have become fully owned by the NASDAQ
OMX Group, Inc.
On January 27, 2009, "Armenian Stock Exchange" ojsc was officially
renamed as "NASDAQ OMX Armenia" ojsc. On June 5, 2009, "NASDAQ OMX
Armenia" ojsc became the owner of 100% of the shares of the "Central
Depository of Armenia" ojsc.