KASE excluded from the representative list of KASE_B* indexes bonds of three issues

/KASE, February 9, 07/ - By decision of the Board of Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) since February 9 from the representative list of KASE_BC, KASE_BP and KASE_BY indexes were excluded following securities: - KZ2CKY05A556 issue subordinate bonds indexed on devaluation rate of tenge to US dollar (HSBKb2; KZT1,000, KZT2,042.0 m.; May 21, 02 - May 21, 07, semi-annual coupon, 8.00% APR, 30/360) of Halyk savings bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Almaty) - due to the fact that KASE turned down to calculate profitability on these bonds because of uncertainty, reasoned from conditions of their maturity; - KZ2CKY05B091 issue bonds (KASE's official "A" listing category, PRKRb1; KZT10,000, KZT3.0 bn.; May 17, 04 - May 17, 09, annual coupon, 8.00% APR, actual/actual) of Food contract corporation JSC (Astana) - in connection with the fact that there is absent the market maker and also regarding the running purchase of bonds by their issuer on the secondary market; - KZ2C0Y05C168 issue bonds (KASE's official "A" listing category, ALMXb1; KZT1, KZT8.0 bn.; August 22, 06 - August 22, 11, annual coupon, 8.00% APR, 30/360) of Holding group ALMEX JSC (Almaty) - in connection with the preliminary paying-off of securities on February 9, 2007. After the accepted decision from 182 corporate bonds presently included into KASE's category "A" official listing in the representative list for calculation of KASE_B* indexes there are 158 copies. [2007-02-09]