TROIKA DIALOG KAZAKHSTAN ANNOUNCES ACCEPTING OF ORDERS FOR SAMRUK-ENERGO EUROBONDS OFFERING

12.12.12 16:02
/KASE, December 12, 12/ - JSC "Kazakhstan Stock Exchange" (KASE) based on a notice from JSC "Troika Dialog Kazakhstan" (Almaty), being the lead co- organizer, dealer and book-runner of the Eurobond issue by JSC "Samruk- Energo" (Astana), announces accepting orders from Exchange members for participation in the proposed offering of Samruk-Energo Eurobonds. Below are parameters of the said bonds, as well as the procedure of offering of bonds for purchase in Kazakhstan, provided to KASE by JSC "Troika Dialog Kazakhstan". quote Hereby JSC "Kazakhstan Stock Exchange" announces the beginning of accepting of orders from Exchange members for participation in the proposed initial offering of Eurobonds of the first issue by JSC "Samruk-Energo" (hereinafter - the "Issuer") to the amount of USD680,000,000 issued under the Program and registered in accordance with the legislation of a foreign state (hereinafter - the "Bonds"). The organizer of the issue of the Bonds of the Issuer in the Republic of Kazakhstan is JSC "Troika Dialog Kazakhstan". Acceptance of orders from potential investors in Kazakhstan's organized market will begin simultaneously with the offering of the Bonds in the territory of the foreign state, on the same terms of defining the Bonds' offering price as during their offering in the foreign state's territory. BOND PARAMETERS: --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ Issuer name: JSC "Samruk-Energo" Short description of bonds: senior unsecured debt, issued in accordance with Regulation S Nominal volume of issue: up to USD680,000,000 (six hundred eighty million) Face value of one security: USD1,000 (one thousand) Minimum volume of purchase: USD200,000 (two hundred thousand) Expected circulation term: up to 5 (five) years Expected issue ratings: ВВВ- (Fitch), BB+ (S&P) Security: unsecured Issue and service currency: US dollar Additional information: the Program's prospectus is available in English on website of JSC "Kazakhstan Stock Exchange" at http://www.kase.kz/files/emitters/SNRG/snrgf4_2012.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROCEDURE OF OFFERING OF BONDS IN KAZAKHSTAN: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Order accepting day: 12 - 13 December 2012 Start time of order acceptance: 15:00 Almaty time on December 12, 2012 End time of order acceptance: 17:00 Almaty time on December 13, 2012 Order submission method: closed Initital Price Thoughts: around 3.75% Expected date of fixing the price and volume of investor order satisfaction: December 13, 2012 Expected settlement date: December 20, 2012 Settlement terms: As of the settlement date the buyer of Bonds must ensure the availability of money payable for Bonds he bought at brokerage accounts of JSC "Troika Dialog Kazakhstan" or accounts of other qualified brokers or custodians, as well as provide all necessary settlement instructions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orders drawn up according to the from available of KASE website at http://www.kase.kz/files/mix/snrge_order_form_121205.doc , should be send in the documentary form to the following address: 280 Baizakov str., MFC Almaty Towers, northern tower, 8th floor, Trading Department of JSC "Kazakhstan Stock Exchange" and to fax +7 (727) 237 60 20, as well as at e-mail trade@kase.kz. With queries and for additional information please contact the following representatives of JSC "Troika Dialog Kazakhstan": Evgenij Popov, director of Asset Management department of JSC "Troika Dialog Kazakhstan" (tel. (+7 727) 355 3355, fax (+7 727) 355 33 56, e-mail: evgeniy_popov@troika.kz) Aizada Zhunisbaeva, consultant of Investment Banking operations department of JSC "Troika Dialog Kazakhstan" (tel. (+7 727) 355 3355, fax (+7 727) 355 33 56, e-mail: aizada_zhunisbekova@troika.kz). JSC "Samruk-Energo" is a vertically integrated energy holding, belonging 100% to the state welfare fund "Samruk-Kazyna". The company operates in production, distribution and sale of electric and heat energy, as well as extracts coal. This announcement is not being distributed to the general public in the United Kingdom. This announcement is only being made to those persons falling within Article 19(5) or Article 49 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, or to other persons to whom this announcement may otherwise be distributed without contravention of sections 21 or 238 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or any person to whom it may otherwise lawfully be made. The information contained herein does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell, otherwise dispose of or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to sell, otherwise dispose, issue, purchase, otherwise acquire or subscribe for any security in any jurisdiction, nor should any part of it nor the fact of its distribution form part of or be relied on in connection with any contract or investment decision relating thereto, nor does it constitute a recommendation regarding the securities of Samruk-Energy. The information contained herein is not for publication or distribution in or into the United States. Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken or distributed or published, directly or indirectly, in the United States. This announcement is for information purposes only and is not intended, and should not be construed, as an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Any securities issued by Samruk-Energy have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, or the laws of any state of the United States, and may not be offered or sold within the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state laws. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States. The information contained herein is not an offer, or an invitation to make any offer, sell, purchase, exchange or transfer any securities in the Russian Federation or to or for the benefit of any Russian person, and does not constitute an advertisement or offering of securities in the Russian Federation within the meaning of the Russian securities laws and must not be passed on to third parties or otherwise be made publicly available in the Russian Federation. Any securities issued by Samruk-Energy are not intended for "offering", "placement" or "circulation" (as defined in Russian securities laws) in the Russian Federation, except as permitted by Russian law. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. unquote [2012-12-12]