Schedule of events at corporate debt market of Kazakhstan from December 27 of 2003 to January 4 of 2004

/IRBIS, December 26, 03/ - In the period from December 27 of 2003 to January 4 of 2004 at Kazakhstan exchange market of corporate debt the following events will be held. From December 29 and 30 of 2003 - in trade system of KASE the additional floatation of preferred shares of VALUYT-TRANZIT BANK OJSC (Karaganda) will be continued. Shares are registered under NIN KZ1P33290811; they entitle bondholders to receive quarterly dividends in amount, not less than refinancing rate, which has been set by the National bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan as of dividend payment date; shares are traded in official "A" listing category of KASE under VTBNp code. At current, 2,999,000 shares at KZT270 per security out of 6,250,000 planned have been floated. December 29 - actual date on which TuranAlem Finance B.V (Rotterdam, Kingdom of Netherlands) pays the fifth coupon to holders of euronotes of senior unsecured guaranteed by Bank TuranAlem JSC (Almaty) debt of the first issue (XS0131688227, KASE's official "A" listing category, BTASe1; $100.0 m., June 28, 01 - June 28, 04; semi-annual coupon 11.5% APR). In case all bonds are in circulation sum of the payment will be USD5,750.0 th. December 30 - register of holders indexed on tenge devaluation level bonds of RG Brands OJSC (Alamty) of the third issue (KZ2CKY05A721, KASE's official "A" listing category, RGBRb3; 2,350.0 m.; January 31, 03 - January 31, 08; semi-annual coupon 10.0% APR) is fixed. Register is fixed for the second coupon payment. Since December 30 of 2003 till January 30 of 2004 the bonds will be quoted at Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) without accumulated interest. [2003-12-26]