/REPETITION/ KASE DETERMINED REPRESENTATIVE LIST FOR CALCULATION KASE INDEX as on MAY 1, 2008

28.04.08 17:38
/KASE, 28.04.08, repetition from 15.04.08/ - The new representative list of shares for calculation of KASE Index was determined by the decision of the Risk Committee of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Inc. (KASE) of April 14, 2008 in compliance with the internal document of KASE "Stock Market Indicators Calculation Methodology" (http://www.kase.kz/geninfo/normbase/indicators_met.pdf, further - Methodology). Beginning May 1, 2008 common shares (GB_KZMS, GB00B0HZPV38) of KAZAKHMYS PLC (United Kingdom) will be included in the list. Notwithstanding insignificant differences of liquidity parameters of these shares from the requirements of item 2 of article 7 of the Methodology, the Risk Committee members agreed to include GB_KZMS into the KASE index basket for purposes of the indicator representativity rise, and matching industrial structure of its representative list to the Kazakhstan economy structure, and reasoned expectation of GB_KZMS liquidity growth on KASE. Thus, beginning May 1, 2008 the parameters of the following actions will be used at calculation of KASE index: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. Share code Issuer short name NIN Free float, Stake, m. USD % --- ---------- ---------------------------- ------------ ----------- ------ 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 of Bank TuranAlem JSC - Temirbank JSC KZ1C00260014 220.5 3.0 11 TEBNp Subsidiary of Bank TuranAlem JSC - Temirbank JSC KZ1P00260418 24.6 0.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The indicator free float, in the table, received as the product of number of shares, in free float as on 01.04.08, the last deal price, registered on KASE 14.04.08, and the coefficient, restricting the stake of influence of each name on the index value (indicator "Stake" in the table). After the decision of the Risk Committee is effective, on the beginning of 01.05.08, the free float value expressed in money terms will be somewhat different; since the restricting coefficients will be adjusted in compliance with the current shares prices. [2008-04-22]