/KASE, August 22, 06/ - As it was informed earlier, by decision of Stock
exchange's council of Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) dated August 18,
2006 KZ2C0Y05C168 issue bonds of Holding Grpoup ALMEX JSC
(Almaty) (KZT1, KZT8.0 bn.; August 22, 06 - August 22, 11, semi-annual
coupon, 8.00% APR, 30/360) were included into KASE's official "A" listing
category under code of ALMXb1.
The mentioned decision has taken an effect since August 22, 2006, as the
issuer had paid KASE the listing fee for those securities.
Trades opening in mentioned bonds on KASE will be announced later.
Halyk savings bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Almaty) performed as the
financial consultant on introducing its bonds to the organized market.
Detailed information of the issue of securities will be published on KASE's
web site at
http://www.kase.kz/emitters/almx.asp in the nearest future.
[2006-08-22]