Brokerage company Astana-finance refused the market-maker status on STF RFCA on common shares KZ1C48620013 and bonds KZ2C0405C218 of EKOTON+

/KASE, August 14, 09/ - By Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) Board decision Brokerage company Astana-finance (Almaty) from August 25, 2009 is released from the market-maker obligations on the Special Trading Floor of the Regional Financial Center of Almaty (STF RFCA) and KASE Main Trading Floor (MTF KASE) on the following securities of EKOTON+ (Astana): - common shares KZ1C48620013 (STF RFCA official list third category, trading code on STF RFCA - aEKTN); - bonds KZ2C0405C218 (STF RFCA official list Non-rated Debt Securities second subcategory, trading code on STF RFCA - aEKTNb1, trading code on MTF KASE - EKTNb1). This decision was made in compliance with item 16 of article 5 of the KASE internal document "Rules of Market-Makers Activities" based on the market- maker application. [2009-08-14]