AFS gave consent to Corporation Tsesna JSC (Kazakhstan) to acquire banking holding status of Tsesnabank JSC (Kazakhstan)

/KASE, December 15, 05/ - Tsesnabank JSC (Astana), whose shares and bonds are traded in Kazakhstan stock exchange's (KASE) official "A" listing category, informed KASE by the official letter that on November 11, 2005 Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for regulation and supervision of financial market and financial organizations (AFS) gave consent to Corporation Tsesna JSC (Astana) to acquire banking holding status of Tsesnabank JSC. According to consent of AFS Corporation Tsesna JSC on December 8, 2005 completed acquiring of 88.35% voting shares of Tsesnabank JSC. [2005-12-15]