/KASE, March 6, 08/ - Company KAZAKHMYS PLC (London), common
shares of which are traded in Kazakhstan stock exchange's (KASE)
category "A" official list had provided KASE with the press-release informing
of the following:
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MAIN FINANCIAL INDICATORS
- Stable financial results, caused by high prices on raw materials
- EBITDA with the deduction of special articles increased to
$2.336m.
- Earnings, based on Basic Income increased to $3.02 per share
- Free cash flow totaled $895 m.
- Final dividend payment, announced to the amount of 27.4 U.S. cents
per share; growth by 7%
- Total dividend at 41.0 U.S. cents per share (in 2006 - 38.5 cents
per share)
- Cash flow to the shareholders totaled more than $800 m. over the year
- Including the program of shares' repurchase to the sum of $390 m.
(that will be completed in January 2008)
- Special dividend equal to $235 m. was paid in October 2007
PRODUCTION INDICATORS AND STRATEGY
- Production of cathode copper from the own raw materials made 341 th.
tons
- Stable high production level of accompanying products
- Main acquisitions
- 14.6% stake in ENRC PLC whose estimated value as of taday is
$4.2 bn.
- Ekibastuz state district power station
- Eurasia Gold
- Dostan Temir LLP, oil exploration
- Main perspective projects:
- Completion of preparation of technical and economical
substantiation of Boshekulskiy copper field by the end of 2008
- Completion of preparation of technical and economical
substantiation of exploration of Aktogayskiy filed of oxide copper
by the end of 2008
- Assets optimization:
- Start of production on the mines Abys and Akbastau in January
2008
- Completion of construction of a new washhouse and
reconstruction of two effective ones
- Operational difficulties in 2007 and conducted changes
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- Full version of press-release of KAZAKHMYS PLC is available at:
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http://www.kase.kz/emitters/scan/kzms/gbkzms_reliz_060308.pdf in
Russian language;
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http://www.kase.kz/emitters/scan/kzms/gbkzms_reliz_060308e.pdf in
English.
[2008-03-06]