Russia's HCFB may place 3 bln rbl bond on Oct 18

    MOSCOW, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Czech-owned Russian consumer 
finance specialist Home Credit & Finance Bank (HCFB) may start 
placement of a 5-year, 3.0 billion rouble ($112 million) bond on 
Oct. 18, an official at the issue organiser said on Wednesday. 
    The official at Raiffeisen bank, one of the issue 
organisers, said the date of placement was yet to be approved. 
    The bank currently has two outstanding rouble bonds worth 
6.0 billion roubles ($224 million) and maturing in May  
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    HCFB, one of Russia's leading consumer banks, is owned by 
Czech PPF Group. 
    Following are details of the planned issue: 
 Series           4th 
 Issue volume     3.0 billion roubles 
 Date of issue    Oct. 18, 2006 (prelim.) 
 Maturity         5 years 
 Price            par (1,000 roubles) 
 Payment          quarterly 
 Coupon           at auction (1st-12th) 
                  by issuer (13th-20th) 
 Put option       3 years (at par) 
 ((Writing by Maria Kiselyova; editing by Ruth Pitchford; Moscow 
Newsroom; +7495 775 1242; maria.kiselyova@reuters.com)) 
 ($1=26.79 Rouble) 
  Keywords: FINANCIAL RUSSIA BONDS