Interest rate for the 3rd coupon period on the 1st issue bonds of Mining and smelting concern Kazakhaltyn JSC (Kazakhstan) is 9.10% APR

/KASE, June 1, 05/ - Mining and smelting concern Kazakhaltyn JSC (Akmola oblast, Stepnogorsk) has informed Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) by the official letter that according to Specification of the company's first issue bonds indexed on tenge devaluation (KZ2CKY05B133, KASE's official "A" listing category, KZALb1, KZT1, KZT2,800.0 m., June 2, 04 - June 2, 09, semi-annual coupon indexed on inflation rate) interest rate for the third coupon period has been set at 9.10% APR. The message says that the rate has been set in compliance with data of Kazakhstan statistics agency published on the National Bank's web-site, in accordance with which consumer price index (inflation rate) in March of 2005 relative to March of 2005 was 107.1. In the previous coupon period interest rate on bonds of Mining and smelting concern Kazakhaltyn JSC was 9.70% APR. [2005-06-01]