Astana-Finance JSC (Kazakhstan) informed of the 3rd coupon payment on its KZPC1Y10B634 (ASFIb7) bonds

/KASE, January 3, 07/ - Astana-Finance JSC (Astana) has informed Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) by the official letter that on January 3, 2006 the company paid the third coupon payment to holders of its KZPC1Y10B634 subordinate bonds (KASE's official "А" listing category, ASFIb7; KZT100; KZT8.0 bn.; June 30, 05 - June 30, 15, semi-annual coupon, indexed on inflation rate, 10.90% APR for the reporting period). According to issuer's message, as of December 29, 2006 (register fixation date) 80,000,000 were offered. The total amount of the accrued coupon on the offered securities totaled KZT436,000,000.00. Out of this amount KZT392,626,311.25 were paid to holders. Amount of income tax retained from the payment source totaled KZT43,373,688.75. KASE stresses that it did not verify the truthfulness of information, given in the notification of the source. The responsibility for reliability of the presented information is accounted upon the person, specified in the message as the source of information. Individuals, who have something to disapprove the information, must address to KASE with the corresponding official letter. [2007-01-03]