OREANDA-NEWS. Kcell JSC (Almaty, hereinafter – the Company), whose shares are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following information statement:

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Kcell Joint Stock Company ("Kcell" or the "Company") (LSE, KASE: KCEL), the leading provider of mobile telecommunications services in Kazakhstan by market share in terms of revenue and subscribers, announces that on 8 October 2015 it paid the second tranche of dividends on ordinary shares due for period 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2014, in the amount of KZT 17,478 million, or KZT 87.39 gross per ordinary share.

The Annual General Meeting of shareholders approved the dividend payout in the amount of KZT 58.260 million for period 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2014. The total dividend is KZT 291.30 gross per ordinary share (each ordinary share representing one GDR).

The record date of shareholders entitled to receive the dividends is 20 April 2015 (01:00 Almaty time).

The first tranche of KZT 40,782 million, or KZT 203.91 gross per ordinary share, due for the 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2014 period, was paid on 29 April 2015.

The dividends are transferred electronically into shareholders' bank accounts.

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