Trading in futures due December 2016 opens on KASE as of June 15

/KASE, June 15, 2016/ – From June 15, 2016 trading in the following futures contracts opens on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) with execution in December 2016: - USD/KZT exchange rate futures; - KASE Index value futures; - futures on common shares GB00B0HZPV38 (KASE official list, second category, GB_KZMS) of KAZ Minerals PLC (London); - futures on common shares KZ1C33870011 (KZ000A0LE0S4, KASE official list, first category, HSBK) of Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Almaty); - futures on common shares KZ1C59150017 (KZ1C00000876, KASE official list, first category, KCEL) of Kcell JSC (Almaty); - futures on common shares KZ1C29950017 (KZ1C00000744, KASE official list, first category, KZTO) of KazTransOil JSC (Astana); - futures on common shares KZ1C51460018 (KZ000A0KEZQ2, KASE official list, first category, RDGZ) of KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC (Astana). In KASE trading system these six-month contracts will feature under abbreviations (tickers) F_USDKZT1612, F_INKASE1612, F_GB_KZMS1612, F_HSBK1612, F_KCEL1612, F_KZTO1612 and F_RDGZ1612, respectively. Following a decision of KASE's Committee on Indices and Securities Valuation the above-mentioned futures were assigned the following initial theoretical prices which were published in KASE trading system. We remind you that as of June 15, 2016 futures F_USDKZT1609, F_INKASE1609, F_GB_KZMS1609, F_HSBK1609, F_KCEL1609, F_KZTO1609 and F_RDGZ1609 transform into three-month futures contracts, with the last trading day falling on September 14, 2016. The last day of trading in six-month futures is December 14, 2016. Trading in derivatives is held on KASE on business days from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm (ALT), the ensuing clearing session – from 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm (ALT). KASE derivatives market members entitled to taking part in the exchange trading in derivative financial instruments are listed on KASE website,