Pension funds of Kazakhstan have purchased shares of three American companies

10.12.02 00:00
/IRBIS, December 10, 02/ - Today common shares of the following companies were included into securities register, which were purchased by Kazakhstan pension market's subjects. Abbott Laboratories (100 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, IL 60064-6400, USA; www.abbott.com). ISIN - US0028241000, data about face value is absent. Leading stock exchange - NYSE (code - ABT). Share's price at NYSE - $41.65 (December 10, 3:48 am ET). During last 52 weeks the shares' maximal price was fixed at NYSE on February 21, 02 on the level of $58.00; minimal - $29.80 (July 24, 02). According to the data of Moody's Investors Service (the agency's official web-site) Abbott Laboratories has long-term credit rating on senior unsecured debt in domestic currency on the level of "Aa3" (assigned on March 2 of 2001) and short- term rating of commercial securities in domestic currency on the level of "P-1" dated December 18 of 2001. No data about ratings of Abbott Laboratories was found on the pages of other the world agencies' representatives. Abbott Laboratories develops, produces and sells a wide range of medicaments, and also renders medical services by means of distributors all over the world. Ambac Financial Group, Inc (One State Street Plaza, New York, NY 10004, USA; www.ambac.com). ISIN - US0231391089. Share's face value - 0.01 USD. Leading stock exchange - NYSE (code - ABK). Share's price at NYSE - $58.12 (December 10, 5:52 am ET). During last 52 weeks the shares' maximal price was fixed on June 21, 02 on the level of $71.25; minimal - July 24, 02 on the level of $49.86. According to the data of Moody's Investors Service (the agency's official web-site) Ambac Financial Group, Inc has long-term credit rating on senior unsecured debt in domestic currency "Aa2" dated July 30 of 1991. According to the data of Fitch, Inc. The issuer has long-term rating "AA" dated August 6 of 2001. No data about ratings of Ambac Financial Group Inc was found on the pages of other the world agencies' representatives. Ambac Financial Group, Inc - is a holding company, which renders services on financial insurance and finance management. Bristol-Myers Squilbb, Co (345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154, USA; www.bms.com). ISIN - US1101221083. Share's face value - 0.1 USD. Leading stock exchange - NYSE (code - BMY). Shares' current price at NYSE - $27.48 (December 10, 5:57 am ET). During last 52 weeks the shares' maximal price was fixed on December 11, 01 on the level of $56,00; minimal - July 11, 02 on the level of $19.49. No data about ratings of Bristol-Myers Squilbb, Co was found on the pages of other the world agencies' representatives. Primary activity of Bristol-Myers Squilbb, Co is production of medical preparations, sale of food supplements, means for wounds treatment, preparations for skin and hair care. Information about current cost of the mentioned shares is in http://www.nyse.com under the mentioned trade codes. Information about credit ratings is published on pages of rating agencies' electronic representatives in the Internet. [2002-12-10]