OREANDA-NEWS. On August 15, 2008 The Risk Committee of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Inc. (KASE) included, beginning August 15, 2008 into the representative list of indices KASE_BY, KASE_BP and KASE_BC, the following bonds with the corresponding parameters, used at indices calculation, the press-centre of KASE reported:

- bonds of Alliance Bank JSC of the tenth issue (IEI - KZPC7Y07B579,   trading code - ASBNb10), number of placed bonds -2 800 units, the limiting coefficient - 1.000000;

- bonds of Nurbank JSC of the sixth issue (IEI - KZPC3Y07A420, trading   code - NRBNb6), number of placed bonds - 27 300 000 units, the limiting coefficient - 1.000000;

In addition, from August 15, 2008, at calculation of KASE_BP index the Exchange will use the (E) adjustment coefficient, equal to 0.9975613, at calculation of KASE_BC - 0.9972045, KASE_BY - 0.9880248. Until the mentioned date K for KASE_BP index was equal to 1.0013480, KASE_BC - 1.0018241 and 0.9648912 for KASE_BY accordingly.

KASE_BY reflects the weighted average (through the issue volume) yield of corporate bonds of the KASE category "A" securities official list, calculated on deals of the last efficient for each bond, included into the representative list of the day

KASE_BP - the index of prices of corporate bonds from the category "A" official list, calculated considering the accrued interest on them, including unpaid ("dirty" prices index)

KASE_BC - the index of corporate bonds from the category "A" official list, calculated on "net" prices (prices with no account of the accumulated interest, reflected in percentage to a security face value).

All mentioned indices are calculated by KASE once a day based on results of trades in corporate bonds.

The unit weight of bonds price of each denomination in the indices value is limited by fifteen percent. Given this, is considered only the volume of placed and not re- purchased by the issuer bonds in compliance with documents available on KASE. The limitation is implemented through the above-mentioned limiting coefficient.

The indices calculation methodology is regulated by the KASE internal document Methods of Stock Market Indices Calculation, available at http://www.kase.kz/geninfo/normbase/indicators_met.pdf