Key Facts about Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company) Depository

founded in 1994;
AAA reliability rating assigned according to the 2017 National Depository Reliability Rating, tops the list of 20 largest depositories ranked by market value of securities held in custody;
serves over 410,000 custody accounts;
provides services at more than 110 locations in 57 regions of Russia;
holds in custody securities of over 450 issuers;
has accounts with the Euroclear Bank and Clearstream Banking international clearing houses, and correspondent accounts with NSD, SDCO (JSC), VTB Bank, Vnesheconombank, Infinitum Specialized Depository (JSC) and others. It holds nominee accounts in registers maintained by registrars such as Draga JSC, R.O.S.T. Registrar JSC, etc.;
acts as The Bank of New York Mellon's Russian custodian for the issue of Global Depository Receipts and American Depository Receipts against Gazprom shares;
partners with the National Securities Market Association and the Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending under the Bank of Russia project involving mortgage-backed lending to credit institutions;
acts as the Bank of Russia's authorized depository for the purposes of registration and custody of collateral (mortgages) issued by borrower banks in favor of the Bank of Russia;
a full-fledged member of the Professional Association of Registrars, Transfer Agents and Depositories (PARTAD) for custody business, and a full-fledged member of the National Securities Market Association (NSMA) for specialized depository business.