From November 21 to December 20 KazMunaiGas Exploration Production bought back on KASE 160,473 preferred shares KZ1P51460114 (KZ000A0RMTC3, RDGZp) at KZT13,056.57 per share

20.12.11 18:30
/KASE, December 20, 11/ - Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) informs that the thirteenth special trades were held from November 21 to December 20, 2011 in KASE trading system for buyback of preferred shares KZ1P51460114, KZ000A0RMTC3 (KASE official list third category, RDGZp) of KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana). VISOR Capital (Almaty) acted as an authorized buyer during the special trading session. At present the total volume of authorized and offered shares of KazMunaiGas Exploration Production is equal to 4,136,107 units. The buyer intends to buy up to 100 % of this volume. 20 KASE members took part in the trades submitting 197 orders of which at the orders submission period expiry 153 orders for sale of 171,102 preferred shares remained active. During the trading session the bid made up 4.1 % of the volume declared for acquisition. In the total number of active orders pension market entities accounted for 13.7 % of orders, brokerage and dealing companies - for 12.9 %, their clients - 73.4 %. By trades results the buyer has set the cut-off price at KZT13,056.57 per share and officially proved to KASE its intention to satisfy 131 orders for sale of 160,473 shares. In case of successful settlement completion, the purchase amount will make up KZT2,095,226,957.61 (equivalent of USD14,131,159.09 at the current exchange rate). We remind you that settlements on deals concluded during the mentioned special trades must be completed on December 23, 2011 (according to ΠΆ+3 settlement scheme). By results of the thirteen trades (March 9, 10, 2010, March 11 - April 9, 2010, April 30 - May 28, 2010, July 1 - 30, 2010, September 1 - 30, 2010, November 1-30, 2010, January 1-31, 2011, April 4 - May 4, 2011, May 27 - June 27, 2011, August 1-31, 2011, September 26 - October 25, 2011 and November 21 - December 20, 2011) the total number of preferred shares the buy-back of which was confirmed by the buyer makes up 2,073,276 units. Trades are part of KazMunaiGas Exploration Production preferred shares buyback program. As was previously informed, KazMunaiGas Exploration Production approved its preferred shares buyback program to be implemented through consequent separate thirty-day specialized trades on KASE in compliance with the exchange rules. The program will be completed till December 31, 2011. The full text of KazMunaiGas Exploration Production press-release is available at http://www.kase.kz/news/show/1097005 Details of shares issue are available on KASE website at http://www.kase.kz/en/shares/show/RDGZp [2011-12-20]