KASE CHANGES PARAMETERS OF SHARES LISTED ON KASE INDEX RENEWED REPRESENTATIVE LIST BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 2008

01.08.08 15:58
/KASE, August 1, 08/ - On July 31, 2008 the Risk Committee of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) defined the parameters of shares listed on the KASE index representative list - stake of free-floating shares and limiting coefficient effective August 1, 2008. Below are the new values of parameters and the values effective before August 1. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- As on August 1, 2008 As on May 1, 2008 ----------- ------- ----------- ----------- ------- ----------- free limiting free limiting Share code paid float coefficient paid float coefficient shares (Fi), % (Ci) shares (Fi), % (Ci) ---------- ----------- ------- ----------- ----------- ------- ----------- BTAS 8,370,625 26.6 0.8969183 8,370,158 26.7 0.8757200 CCBN 130,316,695 41.2 1.0000000 130,316,695 41.2 1.0000000 GB_KZMS 535,240,338 31.2 0.2239754 454,954,288 36.8 0.2042592 HSBK 984,016,660 28.9 1.0000000 984,016,660 28.9 0.9106020 KKGB 574,923,873 46.8 0.5283439 575,000,000 46.8 0.5121140 KKGBp 124,929,524 43.5 1.0000000 124,978,795 43.5 1.0000000 KZTK 10,922,876 22.5 1.0000000 10,922,876 22.5 1.0000000 KZTKp 403,194 100.0 1.0000000 403,194 100.0 1.0000000 RDGZ 70,220,935 38.6 0.2436692 70,220,935 38.6 0.2356411 TEBN 19,067,000 21.2 1.0000000 19,067,000 20.8 1.0000000 ---------- ----------- ------- ----------- ----------- ------- ----------- TEBNp excluded from representative list 5,000,000 22,1 1,0000000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additionally, subject to the decision of the Risk Committee beginning August 1, 2008 at calculation of KASE index the new adjustment coefficient value (K) - 0.9820592 will be used. Before, the indicated date K was equal to 1.0179833. NOTES TO THE TABLE KASE Index - KASE share market index that shows changes of prices by market deals in shares of the index representative list, with account to capitalization level of the issuer and number of free-floating shares. At that unit weight of price of share of each name may not exceed 15 % of index value. The index is calculated by KASE in real time after conclusion of every deal. The Methodology of index calculation is regulated by the KASE internal document the "Methodology of Stock Market Indicators Calculation" (http://www.kase.kz/geninfo/normbase/indicators_met.pdf ). The index page is available at: http://beta.kase.kz/ru/index_kase Share code shows: issuer code of security tradable on KASE (first 4 symbols, common share code); share category (if the fifth symbol - "p", it is a preferred share); share issue order number (if required, the sixth digital symbol). Issuers codes: BTAS - BTA Bank JSC; CCBN - Bank CenterCredit JSC; GB_KZMS - KAZAKHMYS PLC; HSBK - Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC; KKGB - Kazkommertsbank JSC; KZTK - Kazakhtelecom JSC; RDGZ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC; TEBN - Subsidiary of Bank TuranAlem JSC - Temirbank JSC. Paid shares - a parameter, defined independently by KASE on the basis of the extract from the share register of listing companies or data provided by the company as a number of offered shares of the listing company net of those redeemed. Calculating KASE index, KASE takes into account the number of offered shares confirmed by the documents available on KASE. Free float (Fi), % - a parameter, defined by KASE as a number of shares, not owned by the state, issuer management or shareholders, holding more than five percent of the total of common shares of this issuer, save the shareholders, in regard of which the KASE Risk Committee made a decision not to consider those as strategic shareholders (institutional investors, nominal holders, exercising functions of settlement service etc.). Limiting coefficient (Ci) - a parameter, limiting influence of each share on the index value down to 15 %. [2008-08-01]