OREANDA-NEWS. Kazakhtelecom (Astana), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following information statement:

"As a result of the transaction within the same group Sobrio Limited became a new major shareholder of Kazakhtelecom. Sobrio Limited acquired the Company's shareholdings from its affiliates, Bodam B.V. and Deran Services B.V. (Netherlands). A. Klebanov is the owner of all three companies. The deal was conducted for Kazakhtelecom ownership structure optimization and transparency purposes in preparation for a possible IPO.

As a result, Sobrio Limited owns 24.47% of the Company's ordinary shares".