/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.

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                                  As on August 1, 2008   As on May 1, 2008
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                          free limiting                   free limiting
Share code        paid   float coefficient        paid   float coefficient
                shares (Fi), % (Ci)             shares (Fi), % (Ci)
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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
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TEBNp    excluded from representative list   5,000,000    22,1   1,0000000
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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" ( see more ).

The index page is available at: see more

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]