Results of Astana-finance OJSC (Kazakhstan) in the I half of 2000

/KASE, Aug 25, 00/ - Astana-finance OJSC (Astana, official list of securities, category "B), in accordance with listing requirements, provided Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) with its financial statements for the I half of 2000: balance sheet, income and cash flow statements. Following are the results of the company in the first half of 2000 by the data of the issuer (in th. KZT): As of As of Ratio July 1 '99 July 1 '00 --------------------------------------------------- Authorized capital (issued) 3 100 000 3 100 000 Authorized capital (paid) 102,436 1,546,627 Shareholders' equity 2,298,229 1,728,383 Total assets 12,796,996 15,166,948 Loan portfolio 9,547,455 5,394,456 Funds raised 8,750,386 9,364,128 Operating income 6,266,610 2,577,751 General expenses 4,747,298 2,575,995 Net income of the period 1,519,312 1,756 Book value of a share, KZT 22,435.76 1,117.52 --------------------------------------------------- It is impossible to compare the ratios of this year with those of similar period of 1999 since from January 1, 2000 in order to meet the requirements of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Astana-finance OJSC changed the format of its financial statements (based on constitutive documents, the company is a non-banking financial institution conducting certain banking operations).