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26 June 2024, Astana, Kazakhstan
Kazatomprom Announces Completion of 2023 Dividend Payment
JSC National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom" ("Kazatomprom" or "the Company") announces that the payment of dividends for 2023 was completed on 26 June 2024. A total of KZT 314,648,843,259.52 (three hundred fourteen billion six hundred forty eight million eight hundred forty three thousand two hundred fifty nine tenge and 52 tiyn) or KZT 1,213.19 (one thousand two hundred and thirteen tenge 19 tiyn) per one ordinary share (one GDR is equal to one ordinary share) was paid out to the Company's shareholders, according to the decision adopted by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (Minutes No.1 dated 23 May 2024).
For further detailed information on the distribution of dividends in various jurisdictions, shareholders should contact their brokers directly.
Dividends are paid to the bank accounts of shareholders and/or nominee holders specified in the share register issued by JSC "Central Securities Depository" (hereinafter - KCSD) as of the record date.
In order to receive dividends in accordance with the established procedure, shareholders need to contact their broker to verify their bank details, and, if necessary, update them. If bank details information is outdated, the dividends will be transferred by the Company to a special account with KCSD for the accounting of unclaimed funds in accordance with the Rules for the provision of services for the accounting of unclaimed funds of KCSD.
Payments of dividends (and conversion of funds to US dollars) in relation to the GDRs will be made by the depositary bank Citibank through DTC or Euroclear and Clearstream upon receipt of funds from the Company, net of the Depositary's fees, taxes, duties and charges, if any.
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
Askar Atagulin, 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, 26 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.
Kazatomprom securities are listed on the London Stock Exchange, Astana International Exchange, and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange. As the national atomic company in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Group's primary customers are operators of nuclear generation capacity, and 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.
Forward-looking statements
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THE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROJECTIONS PRESENTED HEREIN IS BASED ON A NUMBER OF ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS AND IS SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC AND COMPETITIVE UNCERTAINTY AND OTHER CONTINGENCIES, NONE OF WHICH CAN BE PREDICTED WITH ANY CERTAINTY AND SOME OF WHICH ARE BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE COMPANY. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCES THAT THE PROJECTIONS WILL BE REALISED, AND ACTUAL RESULTS MAY BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THOSE INDICATED. NONE OF THE COMPANY NOR ITS SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, ADVISORS OR AFFILIATES, OR ANY REPRESENTATIVES OR AFFILIATES OF THE FOREGOING, ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE PROJECTIONS PRESENTED HEREIN.
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