UPDATED: 1st issue bonds of Kazakhstan Kagazy JSC pass listing procedure at KASE under "A" category

/KASE, February 17, 05, information about financial consultant has been added/ - By the decision of Kazakhstan stock exchange's (KASE) Council dated February 15 of 2005 bonds of Kazakhstan Kagazy JSC (Almaty oblast, Karasay region) of the first issue (KZ2CKY05B448; KZT1, KZT4.0 bn., 5 years, semi-annual coupon indexed on inflation rate, 30/360) have been included in KASE's official "A" listing category under KKAGb1 symbol. Date, on which the decision will take effect will be announced later after the issuer pays listing fee for these securities. Information about opening of trades in the bonds at KASE will also be given later. Issuer's financial consultants on bringing the bonds to the organized market are Kazkommerts Invest JSC (Almaty), and also Financial company Alliance Capital JSC (Almaty), which assumed duties of the market-maker. Detailed information about this securities issue and the issuer will be available on KASE's web-site after the decision takes effect. [2005-02-17]