Since October 17 trades in privileged shares of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan of the seventh issue are opened at KASE

/KASE, October 17, 02/ - By the decision of Kazakhstan stock exchange's (KASE) Board since October 17 of 2002 trades in privileged inscribed shares of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan (Almaty) of the seventh issue (KZ1P33870711) will be opened at KASE. Shares have been included into KASE official "А" listing category since September 30 of 2002. Trade code is HSBKp7. Quotation currency - KZ tenge, quotation accuracy in KASE trade system is two decimal figures. Status of market-maker of HSBKp7 at KASE has been entrusted on the basis of submitted application to Fondoviy service CJSC (Almaty). Minimal volume of compulsory quotation for the market-maker is 4,000 shares. On September 30 of 2002 there were conducted specialized trade at KASE on primary floatation of these shares with realization of the right of preemptive purchasing of securities by the bank's shareholders. The only deal for purchasing of the whole offered volume in the amount of 4,500,000 securities at KZT150.00 per share has been made at the trades. [2002-10-17]