ON SEPTEMBER 30 THERE WILL BE HELD SPECIAL TRADES AT KASE ON PRIMARY FLOATATION OF PRIVILEGED SHARES OF HALYK BANK OF KAZAKHSTAN OJSC OF THE 7TH ISSUE

27.09.02 00:00
/KASE, September 27, 02/ - Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) informs that on September 30 of 2002 in KASE trade system there will be held special trades on primary floatation of inscribed privileged shares of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan OJSC (Almaty) of the seventh issue (KZ1P33870711, KASE official "А" listing category, trade code HSBKp7) with realization of the right of preemptive purchasing of securities by the bank's shareholders. Within the framework of the issue 6,742,000 privileged shares have been issued. The issuer intends to float at the specialized trades 4,500,000 shares. Bids for the specialized trades are accepted in KASE trade system on September 30 of 2002 since 11:30a.m. till 1:00p.m. of Almaty time. Price in tenge for one share is shown as the price of one share in the bid with accuracy of two decimal figures. Volume of bid is determined as product of price and number of purchased shares. Method of bids satisfying for shares purchasing - at the submitted price. This means that the issuer will satisfy bids, prices in which will be equal or higher than the cut-off price, set by him. Bids, prices in which will be equal with the cut- off price, may be satisfied by the issuer in full volume or partially. In the latter case bids are satisfied in the order of coming. Only limited (competitive) bids are accepted to the trades. On the reason that the floatation is conducted by the issuer taking into account realization of the right for preemptive right of purchasing of the securities by the bank's shareholders, KASE stresses special attention on the fact that only shareholders of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan OJSC can participate in the specialized trades, who have been registered in the register of shareholders as of August 19 of 2002, or KASE members, which are authorized by them of "Р" category (right of participating in trades in corporate securities, which have been included into the stock exchange's official listing). In case a purchaser of shares is not the bank's shareholder on the set date of register fixation, seller has the right to annul the deal, which he has made with the disturber of the right of preemptive purchasing, and the guilty side is to pay the corresponding fine. The full list of KASE members of "Р" category has been published in the stock exchange's site in the Internet at http://www.kase.kz/kasemembers/. The floated shares may be purchased by pension assets management companies (PAMC) at the expense of pension funds for the securities are in KASE official "А" listing category. Period of payment of shares purchased at the specialized trades is September 30 of 2002 till 4:00p.m. of Almaty time. [2002-09-27]