/KASE, October 23, 2026/ – Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) announces that from October 23, 2026, KASE suspended trading of the following securities for repo operations in trading modes with participation of the central counterparty:

1) ordinary shares US1729674242 (KASE Global sector, C_KZ) of Citigroup Inc., which settlement date falls on November 2, 2026, and subsequent dates; the trading will resume on November 4, 2026;

2) ETF US78462F1030 (KASE Global sector, SPY_KZ) of State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which settlement date falls on December 18, 2026, and subsequent dates; the trading will resume on December 21, 2026;

3) ETF US35473P6786 (KASE Global sector, FLGB_KZ) of Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF, which settlement date falls on December 18, 2026, and subsequent dates; the trading will resume on December 21, 2026.

In addition, suspension of trading in the following ETFs for repo operations in trading modes with participation of the central counterparty, which settlement date falls on December 18, 2026, and subsequent dates, has been extended; the trading will resume on December 21, 2026:

1) US4642872422 (KASE Global sector, LQD_KZ) of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF;

2) US4642885135 (KASE Global sector, HYG_KZ) of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF;

3) US4642895118 (KASE Global sector, IGLB_KZ) of iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

Trading is suspended in accordance with subparagraph 12) of paragraph 77 of Article 13 of the KASE's internal document "Trading Rules" due to KASE having the information on closing of the register for payment of dividends on the specified securities.

[2026-10-23]