/IRBIS, Sergey Yakovlev, December 28, 05/ - Following is the characteristics
of first issue bonds of international bonds of ALB Finance B.V. (Netherlands),
floated under full guarantee of Alliance Bank JSC (Almaty), in connection
with their inclusion in Kazakhstan stock exchange's (KASE) official "A" listing
category.
Information published below is shown in accordance with conclusion of
KASE's Listing commission, information, presented to stock exchange by the
issuer's guarantor, and also according to data of rating agencies.
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Type of securities: international notes
Debt type: main unsecured
guaranteed insubordinate
ISIN: XS0234283264
Regulating rules: S
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Lead-managers of the issue: Citigroup (London),
ABN AMRO (Netherlands)
Trustee: J.P. Morgan Corporate Trustee
Services Limited (London)
Main payment agent: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (London)
Register: J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg S.A.
(Luxembourg)
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Issue and servicing currency: USD
Volume of emission in currency of issue: 200,000,000
Face value (USD): 100,000 or another amount,
divisible by 1,000
Date of circulation start (payment): November 22, 05
Circulation term: 5 years
Maturity date: November 22, 10
Register fixation date at maturity: 15 days before maturity date
Coupon type: semiannual
Coupon rate: fixed 9.00% APR
Dates for coupon payments: May 22 and November 22 annually
In coupon payment register is fixed: 15 days before payment date
Time base: 30/360,
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Date of primary flotation start: November 15, 05
Price at primary floatation: 99.017%
Yield to maturity in floatation: +473 bp over TV with
coupon 4.5% APR
and maturity in November 2010
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Date of admittance in trade lists of KASE: December 28, 05
Date of first trades: will be determined later
Trade code of KASE: ASBNe2
Quoting system on KASE: in net prices
Accuracy of price changing in quoting: 4 decimal figures
Market-maker on KASE: Alliance Bank JSC (Almaty)
Minimum volume of compulsory quotation: USD14,500 in nominal
expression of debt
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Credit ratings of the issue: Moody's - "Ba2"; Fitch - "ВВ-"
Guarantor's credit ratings:
Moody's E+/Ba2/positive/NP
Fitch B+/stable/B/3, individual D
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Detailed information about securities, their issuer and guarantor is published
on KASE's web-site at
http://www.kase.kz/emitters/asbn.asp
[2005-12-28]