KYIV, July 12 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny on Friday placed two tranches of loan participation notes denominated in euros and U.S. dollars: EUR 600 million at 7.125% per annum for five years and $335 million at 7.375% per annum for three years, Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev has said.

"We expect to have the money on the company's account on July 19," he wrote on Facebook.

Kobolev thanked the teams of Citi, Deutsche Bank, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, AEQUO, White & Case, Avellum, as well as Finance Minister Oksana Markarova and deputy head of the EBRD's Ukraine office Marina Petrov for their assistance in successful placement.