/KASE, April 16, 08, repeating the news of April 15, 08/ - By the decision of the
Risk Committee of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) of April 14, 2008 in
accordance with the KASE internal document "Stock Market Indicators
Calculation Methodology"
(
http://www.kase.kz/geninfo/normbase/indicators_met.pdf , further -
Methodology) a new representative list for calculation for KASE Index has
been determined.
Beginning May 1, 2008 common shares - (GB_KZMS, GB00B0HZPV38) of
KAZAKHMYS PLC (United Kingdom) will be included in the list.
Despite of insignificant differences in liquidity parameters of the shares from
requirements of item 2 article 7 of the Methodology, members of the Risk
committee agreed to include GB_KZMS into the KASE index portfolio to increase
the representative characteristics of the indicator, with intent of matching the
industrial structure of its representative list to the structure of Kazakhstan
economy, and also in the reasonable expectation of GB_KZMS liquidity growth on
KASE.
Thus, the parameters of shares as follows will be applied when calculating KASE
index beginning May 1, 2008:
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# Symbol Short Free float, Stake,
of share name of the issuer NIN m. USD %
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1 BTAS BTA Bank JSC KZ1C34920013 1,095.9 15.0
2 CCBN Bank CenterCredit JSC KZ1C36280010 677.6 9.3
3 GB_KZMS KAZAKHMYS PLC GB00B0HZPV38 1,095.9 15.0
4 HSBK Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC
KZ1C33870011 1,095.9 15.0
5 KKGB Kazkommertsbank JSC KZ1C00400016 1,095.9 15.0
6 KKGBp Kazkommertsbank JSC KZ1P00400815 185.1 2.5
7 KZTK Kazakhtelecom JSC KZ1C12280417 661.7 9.1
8 KZTKp Kazakhtelecom JSC KZ1P12280412 57.1 0.8
9 RDGZ Exploration Production KazMunaiGas JSC
KZ1C51460018 1,095.9 15.0
10 TEBN Subsidiary Bank TuranAlem JSC - Temirbank JSC
KZ1C00260014 220.5 3.0
11 TEBNp Subsidiary Bank TuranAlem JSC - Temirbank JSC
KZ1P00260418 24.6 0.3
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Free float indicator, published in the table, was computed as the product of
shares, in free circulation as of 01.04.08, the last price of the deal, registered
on KASE 14.04.08, and the coefficient, limiting ratio of the share influence on
the index value (item "Stake" in the table). Upon coming into effect of the Risk
Committee decision, which is beginning of 01.05.08, the free float value
expressed in money terms will be different, due limiting coefficients correction
in compliance with the current shares prices.
[2008-04-16]