KASE's Management Board takes decision on inclusion of ordinary shares US8552441094 (US_SBUX) of Starbucks Corporation in category "standard" of KASE official list's main market

/KASE, March 6, 2019/ – Following a decision of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) Management Board dated March 5, 2019, ordinary shares US8552441094 of Starbucks Corporation (US) were included in the category "standard" of KASE official list's main market. The admittance initiator for these shares is Freedom Finance JSC (Almaty). The effective date of said decision of the Management Board will be communicated later as soon as the admittance initiator fulfills terms of item 1 of chapter 5 of appendix 2.3 to KASE's internal document "Listing Rules". Opening of trading in said shares on KASE will also be communicated later. The number of authorized shares of Starbucks Corporation makes up 2,400,000,000 ordinary shares and 7,500,00 preferred shares. As of February 11, 2019 1,240,600,000 ordinary shares were outstanding. Said shares are listed on Nasdaq Global Select Market (NASDAQ, US). Holders of ordinary shares have the voting right at shareholders' meetings and the right to receiving dividends. Said shares were assigned an abbreviation (ticker) US_SBUX. Main activities of Starbucks Corporation include preparation and selling of coffee. Details of said share issuance will be released on KASE website after coming into effect of said decision of the Management Board. [2019-03-06]