/CORRECTED/ In 2012 volume of corporate bonds trading at KASE increased by 6.4 % making up KZT313.2 bn ($2.1 bn)

/KASE, January 4, 13, re-distributed due to correction of trades volume in offering sector in December/ - In 2012 the volume of trading in corporate securities on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT313.2 bn (equivalent to USD2,099.4 m) increasing by 6.4 % (4.4 % when expressed in USD) against 2011. The table below shows Y2012 trading volume in the mentioned exchange sector by month, and the comparative data of last year's corresponding period (in the buying- selling sector conclusion of deals involving bonds offering is possible). ---------------------------------------------------------- Special trading for offering Buying-selling* Total* Year, ---------------- --------------- -------------- month bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- 2012, I 0 0 24.0 161.9 24.0 161.9 2012, II 13.4 90.3 24.7 166.8 38.1 257.1 2012, III 0.6 3.9 14.0 95.0 14.6 98.9 2012, IV 7.1 47.7 21.6 146.0 28.7 193.7 2012, V 2.9 19.9 13.5 91.0 16.4 110.9 2012, VI 4.1 27.7 12.4 83.2 16.5 111.0 2012, VII 27.4 182.8 14.7 98.1 42.1 280.9 2012, VIII 3.1 21.0 16.5 110.7 19.7 131.6 2012, IX 5.4 35.8 22.4 149.9 27.8 185.7 2012, X 8.9 58.9 19.5 129.8 28.4 188.7 2012, XI 4.4 29.5 11.9 79.3 16.4 108.9 2012, XII 7.1 47.0 33.6 223.2 40.6 270.2 ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- Total 84.3 564.5 228.9 1,534.9 313.2 2,099.4 ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- 2011 23.7 162.6 270.8 1,848.2 294.5 2,010.8 trend, % +255.4 +247.2 -15.5 -17.0 +6.4 +4.4 ---------------------------------------------------------- * with no account taken of deals on repo transactions market. [2013-01-09]