Moody's Investors Service today downgraded to B2 from Ba3 the long-term foreign and local-currency senior unsecured debt and deposit ratings of Bank Otkritie Financial Corporation PJSC (BOFC or Bank Otkritie), one of Russia's largest private listed banks. The action reflects the bank's failure due to significant outflow of clients funds and request for a bail-out from its shareholders followed by subsequent take-over by the Central Bank of Russia.

 Concurrently, Moody's downgraded the bank's foreign-currency subordinated debt ratings to C from B2 and C(hyb) from Caa1(hyb) (assumed by Bank Otkritie), its baseline credit assessment (BCA) to ca from b1, its adjusted BCA to ca from b1 and its long-term counterparty risk assessment (CRA) to B1(Cr) from Ba3(cr).

 In addition, Moody's has affirmed BOFC's short-term deposit rating of Not Prime and the short-term CRA rating of Not Prime(cr).

 All long-term senior unsecured debt and deposit ratings carry a developing outlook. A full list of affected ratings can be found at the end of this press release.