REFERENCE: Parameters of global offerings of shares of Kazakhstan companies on world markets

/IRBIS, Andrey Tsalyuk, November 14, 06/ - In view of growing number of inquiries Information agency IRBIS (Almaty) publishes a brief summary information about public offerings of shares, conducted or being conducted at present time on the world market by Kazakhstan and maternal with respect to Kazakhstan companies. KAZAKHMYS PLС (London, United Kingdom) - holding, main assets of which are in Kazakhstan (in particular, holding is the maternal company of Corporation Kazakhmys LLP): Floor - London stock exchange (LSE) Date of IPO - October 7, 05 Offering subject - GB00B0HZPV38 common shares Offering price - 540 GBр (pence) per share Offering volume - 661.4 m. GBP (~1.117 bn USD) KazakhGold Group Ltd (Jersey, United Kingdom) - maternal company of Mining and smelting concern Kazakhaltyn JSC (Stepnogorsk, Akmola region of Kazakhstan): Floor - LSE Date of IPO - November 25, 05 with stabilization until December 25, 05 Offering subject - GDR (ISIN US48667H1059) to common shares, 1 share = 1 GDR Offering price - 15.0 USD per GDR Offering volume - 196.5 m. USD Exploration Production KazMunayGas JSC (Astana, Kazakhstan): Floors - LSE, Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) Date of IPO - September 28, 06 with payment date until October 4, 06 inclusive and stabilization till October 27, 06 Offering subject: LSE - GDR (ISIN US48666V2043) to common shares, 1 share = 6 GDR; KASE - common shares (NIN KZ1C51460018) Offering price: LSE - 14.64 USD per GDR; KASE - KZT11,163.39 per share Offering volume - 2,027.9 m. USD net of stabilization volume, including through Central depository of securities JSC (Almaty) - 1,572.2 USD at current rate or 199.8 bn. KZT. Kazkommertsbank JSC (Almaty): International offering on LSE of paid shares with subsequent offering on signed statements of new securities in Kazakhstan within the frameworks of realization of the pre-emption right by shareholders. It is presented as IPO by bank. Offering date on LSE (simultaneously with listing) - November 3, 06 with stabilization during 30 days Offering period in Kazakhstan: November7, 06 - December 8, 06 Offering subject: on LSE - GDR (ISIN US48666E6086) to common shares, 2 shares = 1 GDR; in Kazakhstan - common shares (NIN KZ1C00400016) Offering price: on LSE - 18.5 USD per GDR, in Kazakhstan - 9.25 USD per share at bank's current rate Offering volume: on LSE - 760.9 m. USD net of stabilization volume; planned offering volume in Kazakhstan - 957.4 m. USD at banks' current rate. Official messages of issuers of securities, information of LSE and KASE were used at preparation of the block. [2006-11-14]