/KASE, March 5, 10/ - Kazakhstan Kagazy (Almaty oblast) informed
Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on delay of payment of the tenth coupon
interest and the principal on bonds KZ2CKY05B448 (KKAGb1; KZT1, KZT4.0 bn;
18.02.05 - 18.02.10, semiannual coupon indexed to inflation rate, 10.10 % APR
as for the last coupon period; 30/360).
According to the prospectus Kazakhstan Kagazy had to pay the principal and the
interest in the period February 18 through March 3, 2010. The prospectus
specifies "in case the issuer defaults on payment or incompletely pays the
coupon and/or the principal on bonds in the terms specified in the Prospectus
a fine will be accrued in favor of bondholders for each day of delay, calculated
on the basis of the official refinance rate of the Kazakhstan National Bank as
on the day of compliance with money obligations or a part thereof".
Kazakhstan Kagazy informed:
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Kazakhstan Kagazy informed at the time being the issuer has an outstanding
debt on bonds with interest payment due:
- KZ2CKY05B448: debt on the principal KZT3,302,020,000.00, and coupon
interest KZT166,752,010.00.
... Currently the issuer is in talks with bondholders ... to agree changes in
the bond issue prospectus.
On the basis of the mentioned above the debt payment order will be agreed with
bondholders.
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The bonds were de-listed from KASE as circulation term expired February 18,
2010.
Currently eleven companies listed on KASE informed of insolvency to fully or
partially comply with obligations on their bonds. The list of listing companies,
that admitted default on bonds, is available at the KASE website at section
"Issuers" ("default") at
http://www.kase.kz/en/emitters
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[2010-03-05]