KASE excluded from the representative list of KASE_B* indices series bonds KZPC2Y03B579 (ASBNb5) of Alliance Bank due to circulation period termination

02.09.08 17:31
/KASE, September 2, 08/ - The Risk Committee of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) decided to exclude from September 2, 2008 from the representative list of indices KASE_BY, KASE_BP and KASE_BC all fifth issue bonds (NIN - KZPC2Y03B579, trading code - ASBNb5) of Alliance Bank (Almaty) due to the circulation period termination. In addition, the Risk Committee decided from September 2, 2008 at calculation of KASE_BP index to use the adjustment coefficient (К), equal to 0.9975589, at calculation of KASE_BC - 0.9972011, KASE_BY - 0.9879200. Before the mentioned date, К for KASE_BP index equaled to 0.9975613, for KASE_BC - 0.9972045 and 0.9880248 for KASE_BY accordingly. KASE_BY reflects the weighted average (through the issue volume) yield of KASE official list corporate bonds, calculated on deals of the last effective for ach bond, included into the representative list, day. KASE_BP - the index of KASE official list corporate bonds prices, calculated considering the entire accrued interest, including not paid interest (the "dirty" rices index). KASE_BC - the index of KASE official list corporate bonds prices, calculated on "net" prices (prices not considering the accumulated inertest, expressed I percentage to a security face value). All mentioned indices are calculated by KASE once a day by results on trades in corporate bonds. The unit weight of bonds of each denomination in indicators value is limited by fifteen percent. Given this only the volume of offered and not purchased by the issuer bonds is considered according to documents existing in KASE. The limitation is made through the above mentioned limiting coefficient. Methodology of indices calculation is regulated by the KASE internal document "Methodology of Stock Exchange Indicators Calculation", available at http://www.kase.kz/geninfo/normbase/indicators_met.pdf [2008-09-02]