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14 November 2024, Astana, Kazakhstan
Kazatomprom announces redemption of long-term bonds
National Atomic Company Kazatomprom JSC ("Kazatomprom" or "the Company") announces that on 28 October 2024 the Company redeemed in full the issue of its USD-indexed bonds and paid the final, sixth coupon payment on these bonds.
The bonds were placed at the main market of the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange JSC ("KASE"): "bonds" category, ISIN KZ2C00006153, circulation period from 27 September 2019 to 27 October 2024, annual coupon, 4.00% rate.
Total payments for these bonds amounted to KZT 87,791,666,666.67 (eighty seven billion seven hundred ninety one million six hundred sixty-six thousand six hundred sixty-six tenge and sixty-seven tiyn), including:
· principal debt (indexed nominal bond value) - KZT 87,500,000,000.00 (eighty seven billion five hundred million tenge);
· coupon payments (of indexed nominal bond value) - KZT 291,666,666.67 (two hundred ninety one million six hundred sixty-six thousand six hundred sixty-six tenge and sixty-seven tiyn).
Due to reaching their maturity, Kazatomprom's bonds were excluded from the KASE official list on 28 October 2024.
For more information, please contact:
Investor Relations Inquiries
Botagoz Muldagaliyeva, Director, Investor Relations
Tel.: +7 7172 45 81 80/69
Email: ir@kazatomprom.kz
Public Relations and Media Inquiries
Altynay Karibzhanova, Acting Director, Public Relations
Tel: +7 7172 45 80 63
Email: pr@kazatomprom.kz
A copy of this announcement is available at www.kazatomprom.kz.
About Kazatomprom
Kazatomprom is the world's largest producer of uranium with the Company's attributable production representing approximately 20% of global primary uranium production in 2023. The Group benefits from the largest reserve base in the industry and operates, through its subsidiaries, JVs and Associates, 27 deposits grouped into 14 mining assets. All of the Company's mining operations are located in Kazakhstan and extract uranium using ISR technology with a focus on maintaining industry-leading health, safety and environment standards (ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certified).
Kazatomprom securities are listed on the London Stock Exchange, Astana International Exchange and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange. Kazatomprom is the national atomic company in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Group's primary customers are operators of nuclear generation capacity, the principal export markets for the Group's products are China, South and Eastern Asia, Europe and North America. The Group sells uranium and uranium products under long-term contracts, short-term contracts as well as in the spot market, directly from its headquarters in Astana, Kazakhstan, and through its Switzerland-based trading subsidiary, Trade House KazakAtom AG (THK).
For more information, please see the Company website at www.kazatomprom.kz.
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