AS OF MARCH 29, 2016 KASE CHANGES RESTRICTIVE AND ADJUSTMENT COEFFICIENTS USED TO CALCULATE KASE INDEX

29.03.16 15:52
/KASE, March 29, 16/ – As of March 29, 2016, Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (hereinafter – KASE) Committee on Indices and Securities Valuation by its decision of March 28, 2016 defined new restrictive and adjustment coefficients to calculate KASE Index. The changes were made based on sub-clause 2) of clause 7 of Article 8 of the Methodology of stock market indicators calculation following an increase in the portion of the total market value of shares GB00B0HZPV38 (GB00B0HZPV38, GB_KZMS) KAZ Minerals PLC (London) in the total market value of shares of all titles quoted in the representative list of KASE Index. The table below shows new share parameters and those effective before March 29, influencing the KASE Index value. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Effective from March 29, 2016 Effective before March 29, 2016 -------------- ------- ----------- -------------- ------- ------------ number of free restrictive number of free restrictive outstanding float coefficient outstanding float coefficient Ticker shares (Fi), % (Ri) shares (Fi), % (Ri) ------- -------------- ------- ----------- -------------- ------- ------------ CCBN 162,456,800 26.6 1.0000000 162,456,800 26.6 1.0000000 GB_KZMS 458,379,033 57.0 0.1441109 458,379,033 57.0 0.2061705 HSBK 10,911,065,220 26.6 0.2973187 10,911,065,220 26.6 0.2341273 KCEL 200,000,000 25.0 0.4521060 200,000,000 25.0 0.5009389 KEGC 260,000,000 10.0 1.0000000 260,000,000 10.0 1.0000000 KZTK 10,707,323 23.0 1.0000000 10,707,323 23.0 1.0000000 KZTO 384,635,599 10.0 0.8815604 384,635,599 10.0 1.0000000 RDGZ 67,693,075 36.3 0.0843693 67,693,075 36.3 0.0756157 ----------------------------- f those redeemed. KASE is taking into account the number of outstanding shares, which is confirmed by documents available on KASE. Free float (Fi), % – parameter, determined by KASE as a number of shares not owned by the state, issuer management and shareholders owning five or more percent of common shares of the issuer, except for shareholders in regard of which the Risk committee made a decision that such shareholders shall not be deemed as strategic (institutioanl investors, nominal holders, and entities performing functions of settlement service etc.). Restrictive coefficient (Ri) – parameter limiting weight of influence of one stock on index value to fifteen percent. [2016-03-29]