KASE changes files formats with results of market valuation of bonds and shares beginning August 4, 2008

/KASE, August 1, 08/ - Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) notifies that according to the request of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan beginning August 4, 2008 formats of text and Excel files containing results of market valuation of shares and bonds will be changed, which are available at the KASE website (www.kase.kz). Lists "Kazakhstan issuers shares", "Bonds of Ministry of Finance" and "Corporate bonds of Kazakhstan issuers" of file in the Excel format will be supplemented with the field "Face value". In case face value of any security is not known, the field shall indicate information shortage. In accordance with desires of profes- sional participants of the stock market the field will be posted on the list as the right side column. Text format file lines will be supplemented with the sixth field, intended to indicate face value of security. In case securities have no face value, the field will read "Null". [2008-08-01]