OREANDA-NEWS. On September 19, 2008 Financial Corporation Seimar Alliance (Almaty), the only shareholder of Alliance Bank (Almaty), provided to Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), the press release on the following, reported the press-centre of KASE:

JSC Seimar Alliance Financial Corporation, the major shareholder of JSC Alliance Bank, deems it necessary to comment on the rapid price reduction of the Bank's Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Spread of panic among foreign investors caused by the mass media highlighting the situation of some large US financial instiitutions' defaults was the main reason for GDR' price reduction. Current stock quotations of JSC Alliance Bank's GDRs on LSE is a result of speculative actions of some investors and do not reflect actual financial condition of the Bank.

Financial stability and sustainability of Alliance Bank is acknowledged and confirmed by state regulatory and supervisory authorities represented by FMSA and NBK as well as current Bank's common share quotations on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), which remained at the same level. Upon bids closure on KASE on September 18th 2008, the cost of one Common Share of Alliance Bank was fixed at KZT 11 110, which, in GDR format is 2.8 times higher than the LSE quotation.

"We have come to the decision to purchase GDRs of Alliance Bank quoted on LSE. We believe it will be a good investment deal since we are confident about the potential and prospects of Alliance Bank,"- commented Saken Seifullin, Deputy Chairman of the Board of JSC Seimar Alliance Financial Corporation. "Seimar Alliance Financial Corporation is a wholesale financial holding which incorporates Alliance Bank, insurance companies such as Alliance Policy, Alliance Life Insurance and Guarantee, Russian Starbank and a number of other financial companies. According to the 2007 audited consolidated financials, the holding's net profit for the year made up KZT 102 billion or USD 848 million,  assets totaled KZT 1 trillion 209 billion or USD 10 billion, and shareholders' equity stood at KZT 225 billion or nearly USD 1.9 billion,"- he stated.