ON MAY 6 SPECIALIZED TRADES ON ADDITIONAL OFFERING OF PREFERRED SHARES IN HALYK SAVINGS BANK JSC WILL BE HELD AT KASE

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/KASE, May 5, 05/ - Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) informs that on May 6, 2005 specialized trades on additional offering of preferred shares KZ1C33870011 of Halyk savings bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Almaty) will be held in trade system of KASE. These shares are traded under "A" category of the official securities list of KASE under HSBKp1 symbol, they are convertible into common shares and carry a guarantied size of a dividend, the amount of which depends on inflation rate in Kazakhstan but no less than KZT0.01 per share. Total number of issued preferred shares is 5,225,222 units. The issuer plans to offer 4,329,588 shares during specialized trades. Specialized trades will be held in trade system of KASE from 11:30 to 13:00 of Almaty time. Security's symbol at the trades is HSBKp1A. The issuer will decide on cut-off point before 15:00 ALT of trades holding day. Purchases must transfer money for purchased securities to correspondent account of KASE before 16:00 ALT on May 6 of 2005 (ΠΆ+0). Only limited bids are accepted. Share's price expressed with the accuracy of two decimal figures is to be shown in bid as the price. Total number of securities specified in a bid must be equal to the number of shares to be purchased. The volume of bid must be equal to the product of number of shares to be purchased and one share's price. Method of bids satisfaction for purchase is at stated price. The issuer will satisfy all or a part of bids, prices in which will be higher or equal to cut-off price. In the latter case bids submitted to KASE's trade system earlier will be preferred. Bids can be submitted only by KASE's members of "P" category. Investors can submit bids through these members. Full list of KASE members of "P" category is available on the web-site of KASE at http://www.kase.kz/kasemembers/ [2005-05-05]