Schedule of events on corporate debt market of Kazakhstan from December 31 through January 6

/IRBIS, Dec 29, 01/ - For December 31 through January 6, 2002 following events will take place on corporate debt market of Kazakhstan at the Exchange. On January 3 Astana-finance OJSC (Astana) pays the first coupon on its first issue bonds (KZ2CUY02A356, official list of KASE securities under category "А"; trade code - ASFIb1; $100, $10.0m; July 2.01 - July 2.03, semiannual coupon at 9.0% APR). Settlement date of repayment falls on week-end - January 2. If all bonds are outstanding, then payment amount is USD450 th, which is an equivalent of KZT67,590.0 th. at current rate of the Exchange. On January 5 the register of first issue bondholders of Atyraumunaigasgeologya OJSC (Aktau; KZ2C4AUC1A24; official list of KASE securities under category "В", trade code - AMGGb1; $100, $1.0m; Jan 15.01 - Jan 15.02; semiannual coupon at 12.0% APR) is fixed. The register is fixed for the principal and the last coupon payment on January 15, 2002. From January 5 the bonds will not circulate on secondary market. On January 6 KazTransOil CJSC (Astana) pays the first coupon on its first issue euronotes (XS0132391938, official list of KASE securities under category "А"; trade code - KZTOe1; $150.0m; July 6.01 - July 6.06; semiannual coupon at 8.5% APR). If all bonds are outstanding, then payment amount is USD6,375 th.