On March 18, after Listing Commission decision became effective were opened trades in bonds KZP17Y12D396 (SKKZb17) of National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna (Kazakhstan)

/KASE, 18.03.09/ - As previously informed, by the decision of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) Listing Commission of March 17, 2009, into KASE official list, the first subcategory of "Non-rated Debt Securities" category were included bonds KZP17Y12D396 (KZT1,000, KZT34.5 bn., March 18, 09 - March 18, 21, the semi-annual coupon 4.00 % APR, 30/360) of National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna (Astana). This Listing Commission decision became effective from March 18, 2009, as the mentioned issuer paid KASE off corresponding listing fees. By the decision of KASE Board of March 18, 2009, trades in mentioned bonds were opened from March 18, 2009. In the KASE trading system the mentioned bonds are quoted accurate within the fourth decimal of the bond clear price, expressed in percentage from the face value. The mentioned bonds issue is the seventeenth within the first National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna bond program, registered by the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations on March 3, 2009 to the total amount of KZT750.0 bn., and the mentioned issuer seventeenth "internal" bonds issue, listed on KASE. Pervy Nezavisimy Registrator (Almaty) is National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna registrar. By the KASE Board decision of March 18, 2009, the mentioned bonds were assigned the abbreviation (trading code) SKKZb17. More detailed information on the mentioned bonds issue will be published on KASE website on March 18 at address http://www.kase.kz/en/emitters/show/skkz KASE draws attention that the listing conclusion on mentioned bonds was developed based on the simplified form. The detailed explanation of this form specifics is published on KASE website at address http://www.kase.kz/news/show/1068526 [2009-03-18]