Since February 20, trading in four names of ETF securities suspended on KASE

/KASE, February 20, 2024/ – Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) announces that since February 20, 2024 trading in the following ETF securities on repo transactions in trading modes with participation of the central counterparty and the settlement date of which falls on March 4, 2024 and subsequent dates, has been suspended on KASE: 1) US4642885135 (KASE Global sector, HYG_KZ) iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF; 2) US4642872422 (KASE Global sector, LQD_KZ) iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF; 3) US74347G4405 (KASE Global sector, BITO_KZ) ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF; 4) US4642895118 (KASE Global sector, IGLB_KZ) iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF. Trading was suspended in accordance with sub-item 10) of item 1 of Article 11-2 of KASE's internal document "Rules for execution of exchange activities" due to the receipt by KASE of information that March 4, 2024 will be the record date for these securities. Trading in said securities on KASE will be resumed from March 6, 2024. [2024-02-20]