/KASE, September 6, 06/ - By the decision of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange's (KASE) Board of directors since September 18 2006 Halyk Finance JSC (Almaty) was assigned referring on its application a market-maker status over next securities of Halyk savings bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Alamty), which are trading in KASE's official category "A" listing:

• preferred shares of KZ1P33870117 issue (trade code HSBKp)
• subordinated bonds of KZPC2Y06B192 issue (HSBKb4, KZT1, KZT5,0 bn., June 28, 04 - June 28, 10, indexed by inflation rate semi-annual coupon, 10.60% APR to the current period)
• KZPC1Y03B198 issue bonds (HSBKb6, KZT1, KZT5.0 bn, May 19, 04 - May 19, 07, semi-annual coupon 5.00% APR)
• KZPC3Y02B199 issue bonds (HSBKb6, KZT1,000, KZT200.0 m., January 21, 05 - January 21, 07, indexed by devaluation rate of tenge and changes of index S&P500 coupon when maturity).

Minimal volumes of obligatory quotations for market maker are setted in the next sizes:

• on shares - 1,000 monthly payment terms;
• on KZPC2Y06B192 and KZPC1Y03B198 issue bonds - 1,800,000 bonds;
• on KZPC3Y02B199 issue bonds - 1,800 bonds.

Till August 18 2006 BCC Invest - daughter organization of BankCenterCredit JSC (Almaty) maintains market maker's obligations over above-mentioned securities on KASE.

[2006-09-06]