Subsidiary of BTA Bank JSC - BTA Securities JSC refused the market-maker status on KASE on securities of 6 denominations

/KASE, November 12, 08/ - By the decision of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) Board from November 21, 2008, Subsidiary of BTA Bank JSC - BTA Securities JSC (Almaty) was released from fulfillment of the market-maker obligations on KASE on the following securities: - international bonds US045167BH53 (ADB_U040912; $500.0 m., 04.09.02 - 04.09.12, the semi-annual coupon 4.500 % APR) of Asian Development Bank; - international bonds US4581X0AD07 (ADB_IADBU200912; $2.0 bn. 20.09.02 - 20.09.12, the semi-annual coupon 4.375 % APR)of Inter- American Development Bank (IADB); - international bonds XS0092711802 (IBRDU251113; $500.0 m., 25.11.98 - 25.11.13, the annual coupon, 5.500 % APR) of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD); - government bonds XS0088543193 (RU_01_2806; $2 500.0 m., 24.06.98 - 24.06.28) of the Ministry of Finance of Russian Federation; - government bonds XS0114288789 (RU_02_3003; $18 400.0 m., 25.08.00 - 31.03.30) of the Ministry of Finance of Russian Federation; - international bonds XS0240118017 ("Rated Debt Securities" category, US_MER_e1; $100.0 m.; 05.01.06 - 11.01.21, the floating semi-annual coupon, depending on inflation rate in Kazakhstan, 11.044 % APR as for the current period) of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc (the USA). This decision was made in compliance with item 16 of article 5 of KASE internal document "Rules of Market-Makers Activities" based on the market-maker application. [2008-11-12]