/KASE, Apr 26, 01/ - Kazakhtelecom (Astana) provided the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) with its financial statements for 2000: balance sheet, income and cash flows statements.

Following are the results of the company in 2000 by the data of the issuer (in th. KZT):

As of As of Change, Ratio Jan.1 '00 Jan.1 '01 %

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Authorized capital                  12,136,529  12,136,593  +0.0005
Shareholders' equity                30,880,690  36,391,820    +17.8
Total assets                        57,496,507  60,973,592     +6.0
Net working capital                 -1 382 484    -606 571    -56.1
Accounts receivable                  7,476,716   7,615,574     +1.9
Accounts payable                     5,005,851   4,717,248     -5.8
Sales (services) offered            29,852,476  36,000,883    +20.6
Cost of goods sold                  15,777,150  22,566,385    +43.0
Net income (loss)                    (957,981)  5,305,653    +653.8
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Calculated based on issuer's data:
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Return on sale (ROS), %                   47.1        37.3    -20.9
Return on equity (ROE), %                    -        14.6        -
Return on assets (ROA), %                    -        +8.7        -
Earnings per share (EPS), KZT                -      437.16        -
Price earning ratio (P/E)                    -        0.21        -
Book value of share, KZT              2,544.44    2,998.54    +17.8
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Earnings per common share (EPS) for the year 2000 is given without dividends to preferred shares, since they are not set yet.

Compared to 1999:

• shareholders' equity increased by KZT6.5 bln (increase in final amount of undistributed profit and decline of additional unpaid capital - KZT1.0 bln);
• liabilities fell by KZT2.0 bln, or 7.6%;
• expenses fell to KZT318.1 mln or 4.5%;
• income from secondary activity equaled - KZT1.3 bln against KZT4.7 bln losses in 1999.

Following is the table that shows the dynamics of company's indicators during the year 2000 on a quarterly and non-accruing sum basis (in mln KZT):

Ch. Ch. Ch. Indicator I-2000 II-2000 % III-2000 % IV-2000 %

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Sales       8,574.7  8,718.1   +1.7   9,052.3   +3.8  9 655.8   +6.7
Net income  2,744.7    777.5  -71.7   1,139.0  +46.5    644.5  -43.4
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Main activities of Kazakhtelecom: telephone, telegraph, TV and radio communication.

Common (NIN KZ1C12280417, KASE trade code - KZTK) and preferred shares (KZ1P12280412, KZTKp) of Kazakhtelecom were admitted into the official list of the KASE securities on October 16, 1997.

On Apr.02, 2001 coupon registered bonds of the company were admitted to category "A" (group "A-", KZ2CUY03A347, KZTKb1, March 13, 2001-March 13, 2004; $100; $25 mln; semiannual coupon - 10.0%). Trade have not been opened yet.

As of Apr.25, 01 market capitalization equaled $150.1 mln.