ANNOUNCEMENT: FROM OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 12, 2014 KASE WILL CONDUCT COMPETITION AMONG RETAIL INVESTORS ON DERIVATIVES MARKET

/KASE, September 2, 14, August 21, 14 news repetition/ – Kazakhstan Stock Exchange JSC (KASE) announces a competition among retail investors on the derivatives market aimed at popularizing of exchange-based trading in futures in Kazakhstan. The competition will be conducted from October 1 to December 12, 2014. Individuals that are clients of clearing participants of KASE derivatives market (brokers – clearing participants) are allowed to participate in the competition. KASE employees and traders of brokers – clearing participants are not allowed to participate in the competition. According to terms of the competition participants in the period of its conduction will take part in real trades in stock futures admitted to circulation on KASE. During the competition a participant has to conclude at least five transactions on purchase or sale of the said futures. Winners are pronounced among the three participants that will earn the maximum yield based on the results of transactions concluded with stock futures during the period of the competition. The winners will be awarded with valuable prizes. To participate in the competition, one should register by sending an application to his broker according to the form published on the information and education website of KASE at http://edu.kase.kz/files/participationderivatives.doc Applications will be accepted from September 15 to December 8, 2014. The text of the Rules of competition among retail investors on the derivatives market is published in Russian language at http://edu.kase.kz/files/rulesderivatives.pdf All information on the competition including the list of clearing participants of KASE derivatives market is available on the informational-educational website of KASE in Russian and Kazakh languages at http://edu.kase.kz/ru/konkurs2014#derivatives The list of participants of KASE members is available at http://www.kase.kz/en/membership Regulations of Trades and Confirmation System Operation are available at http://www.kase.kz/files/normative_base/reglament_trade_eng.pdf [2014-09-02]