28th Mar 2008 07:45
ING Bank N.V. London Branch28 March 2008 STABILISATION NOTICE 28 March 2008 Zhaikmunai L.P. - Offering of 10,000,000 Common Units in the form of 10,000,000Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRS"). This stabilisation notice is given pursuant to Article 9(1) of CommissionRegulation (EC) No. 2273/2003 implementing the Market Abuse Directive (2003/6/EC). ING Bank N.V., London Branch hereby gives notice that it may stabilise theoffering of the GDRs representing Common Units of Zhaikmunai L.P., as follows: 1. Security to be stabilised: GDRs representing Common Units of Zhaikmunai L.P.. No other associated securities are to be stabilised; 2. Security Identifier: Regulation S GDRs - ISIN US98952U2042; SEDOL B28ZQ91. Rule 144A GDRs - ISIN US98952U1051; SEDOL B28ZQ57; 3. Stabilising Manager: ING Bank N.V., London Branch (a member firm); (Contact - Stewart Calvy, +44 20 7767 8277) 4. Stabilisation period commences: 28 March 2008 (being the date of commencement of conditional trading of the shares on the London Stock Exchange) at approximately 9.00 am London time; 5. Stabilisation period ends: Expected to end no later than the close of business on 28 April 2008 6. Offer price: US$ 10 per GDR; and 7. Maximum number of GDRs: Equivalent of 5.0% of the offer size, amounting to 500,000 GDRs representing 500,000 Common Units In connection with the offering of the shares, the Stabilising Manager maysupport the market price of the GDRs at a level higher than that which mightotherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the Stabilising Managerwill take any stabilisation action and any stabilisation action, if begun, maybe ended at any time. This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute aninvitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or disposeof any securities of the Zhaikmunai L.P. in any jurisdiction. This announcement and the offer of the shares to which it relates are onlyaddressed to and directed at persons outside the United Kingdom and persons inthe United Kingdom who have professional experience in matters related toinvestments or who are high net worth persons within article 12(5) of theFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 andmust not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the United Kingdom. In addition, if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, orthe offer of the shares to which it relates is made in, any EEA Member Statethat has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any applicableimplementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") beforethe publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has beenapproved by the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with theProspectus Directive (or which has been approved by a competent authority inanother Member State and notified to the competent authority in that MemberState in accordance with the Prospectus Directive), this announcement and theoffer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that Member State who arequalified investors within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive (or who areother persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be actedon or relied on by other persons in that Member State. The GDRs have not been, and will not be, registered under the United StatesSecurities Act of 1933 (as amended) (the "Securities Act") or any statesecurities laws in the United States. The GDRs may be offered or sold (i) inthe United States, to persons who are both "qualified institutional buyers"("QIBs") as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A") inreliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the SecuritiesAct provided by Rule 144A or another available exemption from registration or(ii) outside the United States, to non-US persons in offshore transactions inreliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. There will be no publicoffer of securities in the United States. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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