Alliance Bank JSC (Kazakhstan) informed of the 3rd coupon payment on XS0222981358 (ASBNe1) international bonds of ALB Finance B.V.

/KASE, December 27, 06/ - Alliance Bank JSC (Almaty) has informed Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) by an official letter that the bank paid the third coupon to holders of XS0222981358 international bonds (KASE's official "A" listing category, ASBNe1; $1, $150.0 m.; July 27, 05 - July 27, 08; semi-annual coupon 9.00% APR) of ALB Finance B.V. (Rotterdam). According to information of Alliance Bank JSC, payment amount totaled USD6,750,000. KASE draws the attention the point that it did not validate the information, given in the notification of its source. The person, indicated in the message as the source of the information, is completely responsible for authenticity of published information. Individuals, who want to refute the information, published in this message, must apply to KASE by the corresponding official letter. Named bonds were included in KASE's official list on August 9, 2005; trades in them are not open up to present day at KASE. [2006-12-27]