Interest rate for the 4th coupon period on KZ2CKY05B133 issue bonds of Mining and smelting concern Kazakhaltyn JSC (Kazakhstan) is 9.90% APR

/KASE, December 1, 05/ - Mining and smelting concern Kazakhaltyn JSC (Akmolinsk oblast, Stepnogorsk) has informed Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) by the official letter that as per Specification of the company's KZ2CKY05B133 issue bonds indexed on tenge devaluation (KASE's official "A" listing category, KZALb1, KZT1, KZT2,8 bn., June 2, 04 - June 2, 09, semiannual coupon indexed on inflation rate) interest rate for the fourth coupon period has been set at 9.90% 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 September 2005 relative to September 2004 was 107.9. In the previous coupon period interest rate on bonds of Mining and smelting concern Kazakhaltyn JSC was 9.10% APR. [2005-12-01]