REFERENCE: KazTransOil CJSC (Kazakhstan) - capital, securities, shareholders

/IRBIS, information of the KASE Listing commission, Aug 27, 01/ - The following information is published due to the passing the listing procedure of the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) under category "A" by first issue euronotes of KazTransOil CJSC. As of April 1, 2001, announced authorized capital of KazTransOil CJSC equaled KZT32,903,713,000.00 and was fully paid. The National Securities Commission of Kazakhstan (NSC) has registered a total of 5 share issues of the company. The shares of all 5 issues were common inscribed with KZT1,000.00 each. Issue type is non-documentary. The shareholders register is maintained by Fondovyi Tsentr CJSC (Almaty). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # in State register Issue date Quantity Issue volume, KZT NIN ------------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ----------------- A2995 KZ1C29951414 30.12.97 19,202,862 19,202,862,000 A2995-1 KZ1C29951406 24.07.98 140,352 140,352,000 A2995-2 KZ1C29951406 30.09.99 62,857 62,857,000 A2995-3* KZ1C29951406 14.11.00 19,138 19,138,000 A2995-4 KZ1C29950009 13.03.01 13,478,504 13,478,504,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * - issue cancelled on June 5, 2001 due to a reduction of authorized capital Till June 29, 2001 a sole founder and owner of all shares of the company, which were controlled by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Kazakhstan (MEMR) based on the resolution #659 of the Government of Kazakhstan, dated May 27, 1999 "On transfer of ownership rights on state block of shares and state stakes in organizations, which are national property", was the Government of Kazakhstan. Based on the resolution #591 of the Government of Kazakhstan, dated May 2, 2001, a new holding company "NC Oil and Gas Transportation CJSC, and state block of the company was given to it on June 21, 2001. Now the holding is a sole shareholder of the company. First issue coupon bonds (trade code - KZTOb; NIN - KZ73LAONAA35; $100.00; $30.0m; Oct 23, 00 - Oct 23, 03) of KazTransOil CJSC passed the listing of KASE on October 20, 2000. The market-maker of the company's domestic bonds at the KASE is Kazkommerts Securities OJSC, the specialist - TuranAlem Securities LLP and Almaty Merchant Bank OJSC. From the admittance date of the bonds through August 20, 2001 a total of 127 deals have been made to buy 201,799 bonds amounting to $19.8m. Minimum yield of the bonds at these deals - 8.70% APR, maximum - 10.57% APR. Coupon rate for the bonds is set at 9% APR. Coupon dates are April 23 and October 23. Based on servicing schedule of the bonds on April 23, 2001 the first coupon was paid on the company's bonds. The register is maintained by Fondovyi Tsentr CJSC (Almaty, license of the National Securities Commission of Kazakhstan, dated December 12, 1996, #20050002).