Kcell (Almaty), whose shares are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following information statement:

"... it has received an award for its high level of transparency and disclosure from the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE).

Four companies, including Kcell, of the 130 companies listed in Kazakhstan received the KASE's "Striving towards greater transparency” award in 2016.

Arti Ots, CEO of Kcell, said:

"We are delighted to receive this award from the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange.  We strive to maintain the highest standards of transparency and disclosure in all our operations.

Kcell's management team remains committed to establishing strong leadership and corporate governance to ensure that the business is well placed to maximize all opportunities to drive value creation"".