/KASE, Nov 29, 01/ - KazTransOil CJSC (Astana) provided the KASE with its financial statements for nine months of 2001: balance sheet and income statement.

By the data of the issuer following are the results of the company in nine months of 2001 (in th. KZT):

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                                 As of        As of   Change,
Ratio                        Oct 1 '00    Oct 1 '01         %
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Authorized capital          19,425,209   32,884,575     +69.3
Shareholders' equity       105,076,110  127,585,838     +21.4
Total assets               128,180,623  168,261,160     +31.3
Net working capital         -3,651,633   44,558,107  +1,320.2
Accounts receivable (net)   10,620,781   19,820,799     +87.2
Liabilities, total          23,104,513   40,675,322     +76.0
Credits attracted            2,598,050    1,270,220     -51.1
Accounts payable            19,949,884   12,302,436     -38.3
Bonds issued                         -   26,586,404         -
Sales                       24,152,302   32,638,181     +35.1
Cost of goods sold          18,335,200   21,454,425     +17.0
Net income of the period     3,787,744    6,133,186     +61.9
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Compared to 9 months of 2000:

• shareholders' equity of the company increased by KZT22.5 bn as a result of an increase of authorized capital - by KZT13.5 bn, reserve capital - by KZT13.3 bn, final amount of undistributed income by - KZT4.4 bn, with a decrease in additional unpaid capital - by KZT8.7 bn;
• assets increased by KZT40.0 bn, including: cash and equivalents - by KZT32.9 bn, accounts receivable - by KZT9.2 bn, other assets - by KZT5.6 bn, at a decrease of residual value of fixed assets - by KZT4.6bn;
• liabilities increased by KZT17.6 bn which is explained by the issue of bonds (internal and international) for KZT26.5 bn, with a decrease of accounts payable by KZT7.6 bn and the volume of attracted credits - by KZT1.3bn;
• sales rose by KZT8.5 bn;
• cost of goods sold rose by KZT3.1 bn;
• period expenses - by KZT3.0 bn.

As a result, net income of the company in nine months of 2001 equaled KZT6.1 bn, which is KZT2.3 bn more than in similar period of last year.

The following table represents dynamics of some parameters of KazTransOil CJSC for year 2001 quarterly not cumulating result (in millions tenge):

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                                        Change, %            Change, %
Ratio                 I-2001   II-2001             III-2001
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Volume of services  10,352.8  11,139.6       +7.6  11,145.8       +0.1
Net income           1,074.3   4,245.3     +295.2     813.6      -80.8
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Now, following securities of KazTransOil CJSC are traded within official list of the KASE securities under category "A":

• from October 20, 2000 - coupon bonds (KZ73LAONAA35; trade code - KZTOb; $30m; Oct 23.00 - Oct 23.03; semiannual coupon at 9.0% APR);
• from August 27, 2001 - euronotes (XS0132391938; trade code - KZTOe1; $150m; July 6.01 - July 6.06; semiannual coupon at 8.5% APR).

Primary activities: oil transporting service including pipeline, sea and railroad transport; transportation of oil products and water using pipeline system.