/KASE, July 25, 08/ - Company KAZAKHMYS PLC (London), common shares
of which are traded in Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) category "A" official
list, provided to KASE the press release where informs on the following:
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Kazakhmys announces that following an application for the admission of
80,286,050 new common shares of 20p each in Kazakhmys (the "New Shares")
to be admitted to the Official List of the Financial Services Authority and to
trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, at
8.00am today the New Shares were admitted to the Official List and trading in
them commenced.
The New Shares have been issued to the Government of Kazakhstan as
consideration for the transfer to Kazakhmys from the Government of Kazakhstan
of 98,607,884 shares in Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC ("ENRC").
Following completion of the transaction, combined with its existing stake of 14.59
per cent. of ENRC's issued share capital, Kazakhmys will hold a stake of 22.24
per cent. in ENRC.
As a result of the issuing of the New Shares, the number of Kazakhmys common
shares in issue increases to 535,240,338.
Robert Welsh
Company Secretary
020 7901 7831
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The press release full version is available on the KASE site at:
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http://www.kase.kz/emitters/scan/kzms/gbkzms_reliz_240708.pdf - in
Russian;
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http://www.kase.kz/emitters/scan/kzms/gbkzms_reliz_240708e.pdf - in
English.
[2008-07-25]