First Heartland Jýsan Bank says agency Standard & Poor's upgraded long-term credit rating of bank and rating of bank on national scale, outlook "Stable"

/KASE, April 29, 2020/ – First Heartland Jýsan Bank (Nur-Sultan), whose bonds are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has informed KASE about the following: quote On 28.04.2020 rating agency S&P Global Ratings upgraded the long-term credit rating of First Heartland Jýsan Bank JSC from "B-" to "B" and affirmed its short-term credit rating "B". The outlook is Stable. The rating of the bank on the national scale has been upgraded from "kzBB" to "kzBB +". The rating of bonds ISIN KZ2C00002103 was upgraded from "B-" to "B" on the international scale and from "kzBB" to "kzBB+" on the national scale. Thus, as of 28.04.2020 First Heartland Jýsan Bank JSC has the following ratings from S&P Global Ratings: - credit rating "B/Stable/B"; - rating on national scale "kzBB+". Bonds ISIN KZ2C00002103 have rating "B", rating on national scale: "kzBB+". unquote [2020-04-29]