Russia: Settlement of foreign corporate Eurobonds with Russian obligators

03.08.2023

Clearstream Banking S.A. informs clients, that Euroclear Bank has unilaterally taken the decision to stop settlement on the Bridge, for a list of foreign corporate Eurobonds with Russian obligators (please refer to Euroclear Bank’s announcement “Newsflash - Russia - Settlement of foreign corporate Eurobonds subject to Russian Decree 430 and Federal Law 292 - Additional measures to safeguard integrity of securities – Update’’).

For this reason, and in order to protect clients from settlement operational complications and fails, Clearstream Banking S.A. will proceed to close the Bridge for the impacted securities for any delivery instruction towards Euroclear Bank. Any receipt instruction from Euroclear Bank to Clearstream Banking S.A. will remain possible.

Clearstream Banking S.A. has been in discussions with Euroclear Bank regarding its settlement arrangements for securities potentially impacted by Decree 430 and FZ-292 and will continue to engage with Euroclear Bank to determine a reasonable solution.

The effective date, as per Euroclear Bank’s announcement, will be 11 August 2023. 

Impact on clients of Clearstream Banking Luxembourg S.A. (CBL) and Clearstream Banking A.G. (CBF)

In light of the above, Clearstream Banking S.A. will prevent Bridge delivery instructions for the below mentioned securities.

Bridge receipt instructions, Internal and external settlement will remain possible.

List of impacted securities as per Euroclear Bank’s announcement

List of impacted securities

S09973BAB53

XS1951084471

XS2325559396

XS2401571521

XS2230649225

US368266AT98

XS2116222451

US549875AB88

US368266AH50

XS0885736925

US78403LAB80

XS2401571448

XS1601090506

XS1592279522

XS1433454243

US549876AL44

CH0404311711

XS2291819717

US78397MAA62

US549875AA06

XS1585190389

XS2124187571

XS1405766384

XS2408033210

XS0906949523

XS2363251997

US73181LAB71

US549876AK60

XS0316524130

XS2363250833

XS2396900685

XS2408032246

CH0374882816

XS2243631095

XS1713474325

XS2243635757

XS1721463500

XS2157526315

US73181LAA98

XS0919504562

XS1951086849

XS2243636219

XS1533922933

XS2125065081

XS1911645049

XS2291819980

XS2159874002

XS1521039054

US368266AA08

XS2301292400

US54988LAB27

US549876AH32

XS1521035573

XS2243624470

US54988LAA44

XS2301291931

US368266AV45

CH1120085688

XS1514045886

XS0191754729

XS1795409082

XS2196334671

XS1056564914

Further information

For further information, clients may contact Clearstream Banking Client Services or their Relationship Officer.