/IRBIS, Yelena Korpusenko, May 17, 05/ - Following common shares were included in the register of securities purchased by Kazakhstan pension market's subjects:

GlobalSantaFe Co. (15375, Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079-4101, USA; www.gsfdrill.com). ISIN of share - KYG3930E1017, par value - $0.01. The leading trade floor is NYSE (ticker GSF). Current price at NYSE - $33.32; 52-week high on NYSE was spotted on Mar 9, 05 at $39.05, 52- week low - on Jun 9, 04 at $24.03.

GlobalSantaFe Co. is an international offshore and land contract driller. The company owns and operates a fleet consisting of marine and land drilling rigs located in various countries throughout the world. GlobalSantaFe Co. also provides drilling related services to the petroleum industry, including third-party rig operations, incentive drilling, and management services.

Campbell Soup Co. has "Baa1" long-term credit rating on senior unsecured debt (Feb 4, 03) in domestic currency with stable outlook assigned by Moody's Investors Service; A-/Positive/A-2 issuer rating (Nov 28, 01) assigned by Standard & Poor's. No data on Fitch Ratings Ltd. web site was found.

Genentech Inc. (1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080-4990, USA;
www.gene.com). ISIN of share - US3687104063, par value equals $0.02. The leading trade floor is NYSE (ticker DNA). Current price at NYSE - $73.77 (May 16, close); 52-week high on NYSE was spotted on Apr 26, 05 at $75.50, 52-week low - Oct 27, 04 at $41.00.

Genentech, Inc., a biotechnology company, discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets human pharmaceuticals. The Company markets biotechnology products directly in the United States.

Genentech, Inc.. has "Р-1" issue rating (Sep 27, 01) with stable outlook assigned by Moody's Investors Service; A+/Positive/A-1 issuer rating (Oct 31, 00) assigned by Standard & Poor's. No data on Fitch Ratings Ltd. web site was found.

Legg Mason, Inc. (100 Light Street, Baltimire, MD 21202-1099, USA;
www.leggmason.com). ISIN of share - US5249011058, par value equals $0.10. The leading trade floor is NYSE (ticker AVP). Current price at NYSE - $79.35 (May 16, close); 52-week high on NYSE was spotted on Mar 17, 05 at $85.07, 52-week low - on Aug 6, 04 at $48.95.

Legg Mason, Inc. through its wholly owned subsidiaries, provides securities brokerage, investment advisory, investment banking, and commercial mortgage banking services. The Company serves individuals, institutions, municipalities, and corporations in the United States and around the world.

Legg Mason, Inc. has "A3" long-term credit rating on senior unsecured debt (Nov 11, 02) in domestic currency with positive outlook assigned by Moody's Investors Service; BBB+/Stable/-- issuer rating (Nov 3, 03) assigned by Standard & Poor's. No data on Fitch Ratings Ltd. web site was found.

Kookmin Bank (9-1 Namdaemunno 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, 100-703, South Korea; www.kbstar.com). ISIN of share - US50049M1099, par value equals 5,000 SK von. The leading trade floor is NYSE (ticker KB). Current price on NYSE - $42.89 (May 16, close); 52-week high on NYSE was spotted on Mar 4, 05 at $49.10, 52-week high - on Jul 15, 04 at $27.10.

Kookmin Bank provides various commercial banking services, such as deposits, credit cards, trust funds, foreign exchange transaction, and corporate finance. The Bank also offers Internet banking services.

Kookmin Bank has "A3" long-term credit rating on senior unsecured debt and "P-2" short-term rating in foreign currency (Apr 8, 02) with stable outlook assigned by Moody's Investors Service; BBB+/Stable/A-2 issuer rating (Sep 24, 02) assigned by Standard & Poor's; "A-" long-term rating with stable outlook assigned by Fitch Ratings Ltd.

The presented information about credit ratings is published in rating agencies' electronic representatives in the Internet.

While preparing this news mainly information of Bloomberg agency and NYSE was used.

[2005-05-17]