/KASE, August 28, 09/ - A large deal was concluded in July-1-offered common
shares (1,304,563 shares) of Lancaster Petroleum (Aktobe) on Kazakhstan
Stock Exchange (KASE) August 27, 2009.
The amount of the transaction is KZT24,692.8 m (USD163,778.2 th).
The volume of this transaction exceeds aggregate share turnover in purchase
and sale sector in the period May-July 2009.
The previous record for daily transaction volume in purchase and sale sector in
2009 was fixed on KASE on February 16 when a series of seven deals was
made to re-purchase 879,369 common shares KZ1C49620012 (trade code -
aSHUK) of Shubarkol komir (Karaganda) for a total of KZT29,822.0 m
(USD200.0 m).
Common shares KZ1C51440010 (ticker - LNPT) of Lancaster Petroleum were
listed on KASE in the third category December 3, 2008. Trade therein was
opened August 27, 2009.
Lancaster Petroleum is mainly engaged in exploration, mining and sales of
hydrocarbons and was founded as a result of merger between Kazakhstan
Aktobe-based Kokzhide Munay, Kusay Munay and Martuk Munay. The company
is the only operator at oil fields Kokzhide, Kusay and Martuk. The company is
exploring oil and gas at Karlovskiy Severniy area in West Kazakhstan.
Details are available at the KASE website at:
http://www.kase.kz/ru/emitters/show/lnpt
[2009-08-28]