KAZKOMMERTSBANK SAYS K. RAKISHEV INCREASED STAKE IN BANK CAPITAL

20.04.16 17:53
/KASE, April 20, 2016/ – Kazkommertsbank (Almaty), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press-release: quote ... Kazkommertsbank (the Bank, KKB), one of the largest banks in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, announces that Mr. Kenges Rakishev, major shareholder of the Bank, reached preliminary agreement with Mr. Nurzhan Subkhanberdin and JSC Central Asian Investment Company (CAIC) on acquisition of common shares of the Bank owned by Mr. Subkhanberdin and CAIC. Under the terms of this transaction Mr. Kenges Rakishev acquired 115,486,789 common shares from CAIC. As a result Mr. Rakishev's direct holding in KKB increased from 28.67% to 43.15%, and he directly and indirectly (through JSC Qazaq Financial Group) controls 71.23% of KKB common shares. It is expected that Mr. Rakishev will purchase remaining common shares of the Bank from Mr. Subkhanberdin and CAIC till the end of the 3rd quarter of 2016 subject to relevant approvals and compliance with other conditions required for such transactions. unquote The full press-release is available on KASE website http://www.kase.kz/files/emitters/KKGB/kkgb_reliz_200416_en.pdf [2016-04-20]