From February 27 bonds KZPC1Y05C285 (KAFIb1) of KazAgroFinance are transferred from KASE official list first subcategory "Non-rated Debt Securities" to "Rated Debt Securities"

/KASE, February 27, 09/ - By the decision of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) Listing Commission from February 27, 2009, bonds KZPC1Y05C285 (KAFIb1; KZT1,000, KZT3.0 bn.; December 28, 06 - December 28, 11; the semi- annual coupon indexed on the inflation rate, 9.20 % APR for the current coupon period; 30/360) of KazAgroFinance (Astana) are transferred from KASE official list first subcategory "Non-rated Debt Securities" to "Rated Debt Securities". This decision was made due to fulfillment by KazAgroFinance of all requirements, established by the Board resolution # 77 of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations (AFS) "On Requirements to Issuers and Securities thereof, Admissible (Admitted) to Circulation on Stock Exchange, and to Individual Categories of Stock Exchange List" of May 26, 2008, for transfer of mentioned bonds to KASE official list "Rated Debt Securities" category. The mentioned bonds issue is the first within the new KazAgroFinance bond program registered by AFS on October 12, 2006 to the total amount of KZT30.0 bn. The mentioned bonds were included to KASE category "A" official list from December 28, 2006, and from September 1, 2008 were transferred to KASE official list, the first subcategory of "Non-rated Debt Securities". Trades in them were opened on April 23, 2007. During the mentioned bonds circulation on KASE their yield to maturity for a buyer (on deals concluded by the open trades methods) varied from 6.75 to 14.00 % APR. [2009-02-27]