Kazakhstan Kagazy announces delay in payment of eighth coupon on bonds KZ2C0Y20D116 (KZ2C00000255, KKAGb4)

16.03.15 18:23
/KASE, March 16, 15/ – Kazakhstan Kagazy JSC (Almaty region), whose bonds are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has by an official letter informed KASE of a delay in payment of the eighth coupon interest on its bonds KZ2C0Y20D116 (KZ2C00000255, KKAGb4, KZT117.87; KZT12.0 bn; August 29, 2008 – February 25, 2028, semi-annual coupon 13.00 % APR, 30/360). According to the issue prospectus of the mentioned bonds Kazakhstan Kagazy was due to pay the mentioned interest in the period from February 25 to March 12, 2015. Kazakhstan Kagazy in its letter says as follows: quote Kazakhstan Kagazy announces non-payment of coupon interest in SAPF JSC on bonds NIN KZ2C0Y20D116 (KKAGb4) to the amount of KZT63,974,508.76 due for the eighth coupon period before March 12, 2015. Payment failed due to a difficult situation on the market of corrugated packaging materials of Republic of Kazakhstan following activation of Russian producers of corrugated packaging and worsening current liquidity caused by a sharp fall in the Company's revenues. Kazakhstan Kagazy JSC plans to ask for a postponement of payment from SAPF JSC until March 31, 2015. unquote The list of listed companies committed default on their bonds is available on KASE website in section "Instruments and their issuers" – "CS issuers" (tab "Default") at http://www.kase.kz/en/emitters [2015-03-16]