16 July 2024
Transactions in Own
Securities
Regular
Announcement
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Air Astana
JSC (the "Company")
announces that, between 9 July 2024 and 12
July 2024 (the "reporting
period"), it has purchased the following number of global
depositary receipts ("GDRs") representing ordinary shares of
the Company ("Shares") through Citigroup
Global Markets Limited pursuant to the buyback programme announced
on 30 April 2024 (the "Programme").
An aggregated daily breakdown of the
trades made as part of the Programme is detailed below:
|
Date of
transaction
|
Exchange on which
trades made
|
Daily weighted average
purchase price of the Shares (KZT)
|
Daily weighted average
purchase price of the GDRs
(USD)
|
Total number of Shares
purchased
|
Total number of GDRs
purchased
|
Total consideration paid
(USD)*
|
|
09.07.2024
|
LSE
|
-
|
7.51
|
-
|
732
|
5,497.32
|
|
10.07.2024
|
LSE
|
-
|
7.49
|
-
|
1,500
|
11,235.00
|
|
11.07.2024
|
LSE
|
-
|
7.64
|
-
|
770
|
5,882.80
|
|
12.07.2024
|
LSE
|
-
|
7.60
|
-
|
1,500
|
11,400.00
|
|
Number of Shares and GDRs bought-back and total value of
transactions performed during the reporting
period
|
-
Shares
|
4,502 GDRs
(representing 18,008
Shares)
|
USD
34,015.12
|
|
Total number of Shares and GDRs bought-back and total value of
transactions performed as part of the Programme
|
808,037
Shares
|
127,369
GDRs (representing
509,476
Shares)
|
USD 2,699,692.82
|
*
For transactions with Shares, as per the National Bank of
Kazakhstan official exchange rate effective on the date of
respective transaction.
A full breakdown of the individual
trades made by Citigroup Global Markets
Limited pursuant to the Programme is
available through the link below:
https://ir.airastana.com/media/8dca5548450a42f/detailed-information-en-09-07.pdf
This announcement does not
constitute, or form part of, any offer or any solicitation of an
offer for securities in any jurisdiction. None of the Company or
any brokers engaged by the Company for the purposes of the
Programme or their affiliates (or their respective directors,
employees, agents or advisors) makes any recommendation as to
whether or not shareholders or holders of GDRs should sell any or
all of their Shares or GDRs. The shareholders and holders of GDRs
are recommended to seek their own financial advice regarding
participation in the Programme from their broker(s), investment
manager(s), legal advisor(s), accountant(s), custodian(s) or other
appropriately authorised independent financial advisor(s). Any
individual or company whose Shares and/or GDRs are held on its
behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other
nominee must contact such entity if they wish to take part in the
Programme.
For further information, please
visit ir.airastana.com
or contact:
About the Company
The Company is the largest airline
group in Central Asia and the Caucasus regions by revenue and fleet
size. The Company operates a fleet of 54 aircraft split between Air
Astana, its full-service airline that operated its inaugural flight
in 2002, and FlyArystan, its low-cost airline established in 2019.
The Company provides scheduled, point-to-point and transit,
short-haul and long-haul air travel and cargo on domestic, regional
and international routes across Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Far
East, the Middle East, India and Europe. Air Astana was recognised
by SkyTrax as the Best Airline in Central Asia & CIS twelve
times and received the Best Airline Staff Service in Central Asia
& CIS award eight times in a row. FlyArystan was recognised as
the Best Low-Cost Carrier in Central Asia & CIS at the SkyTrax
awards twice. Additionally, Air Astana was awarded a five-star
rating in the major airline category by the Airline Passenger
Experience Association (APEX). The Company is listed on the
Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, Astana International Exchange and London
Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: AIRA).