Participate in the IPO
How do i buy shares of the Fund companies?
Retail investors (individuals) can choose one of four ways to purchase securities:
  • 1. Through a brokerage company.
    This method is suitable for those investors who plan to carry out further transactions on acquiting / sale of securities on a regular basis, as well as receive analytical materials on the market from brokers. Many brokers offer their clients services through websites and/or mobile applications.
  • 2. Halyk Homebank App.
    This method allows you to buy shares through the Halyk Homebank mobile app from the Invest tab. Opening an account takes no more than 15 minutes. Using the app you can deposit funds into your investment account within Halyk Homebank, as well as buy and sell shares starting from 5 tenge, transfer funds between your accounts without any transaction fees, and participate in the current and anticipated Fund's IPOs.
  • 3. Through the Tabys app.
    This method permits to purchase shares by direct subscription through a mobile application, without opening a brokerage account. To be able to sell shares purchased by direct subscription in the future, the investor will need a brokerage account, so this method is suitable for you if you plan to remain a shareholder for a long time.
  • 4. Through Kazpost.
    This method is suitable for investors from remote regions where brokerage companies are not represented and/or persons who do not have permanent Internet access. Kazpost offers broker services, transfer agent services for concluding a contract and further interaction with a brokerage company, as well as direct subscription services through special terminals.
1. Instructions for purchasing shares through a brokerage company
STEP 1
Choosing a broker and signing a contract with him/her.
It is better to do this in advance. Many brokers offer the opportunity to interact with them both by contacting them in the office, and through a personal account on a website or a mobile application on a smartphone. There are two exchanges in Kazakhstan: KASE and AIX. You can participate in offering shares of KazMunayGas JSC through any of them.
The lists of brokerage companies can be found at the links:
STEP 2
Opening a brokerage account.
After the conclusion of the contract, the broker will open an account for you in the depository — a specialized organization that performs calculations, accounting and storage of securities. There are two such depositories in Kazakhstan: CSD and AIX CSD, the broker will open a corresponding brokerage account for you, which will permit to trade on available exchanges. To open an account, you will need to provide an identity card and information about bank details, as well as fill out a questionnaire with personal data (the list of documents required to open a brokerage account may differ from each broker, so please check this information with the appropriate broker). When opening a brokerage account through digital channels, brokers, as a rule, use modern methods of remote identification: EDS, SMS, dynamic or biometric identification.

STEP 3
Crediting money to a brokerage account.
This can be done in advance or immediately before the purchase of securities. Take into account the time required for processing the transfer by the bank and broker. Money can be credited to a brokerage account from your current bank account or from another person's account. You determine the size of the investment yourself, depending on the stock price (or price range), as well as the number of securities you wish to purchase. However, when transferring, you must take into account the costs of the broker's, exchange's and depository's commissions .
STEP 4
Information about subscription terms
All investor applications form a "Order Book" – a single register of applications for the purchase of shares indicating the buyer's data and the number of shares that are planned to be purchased. Information about the opening and closing dates of the "Order Book" will be available on the website of KazMunayGas JSC, from your broker or in the news feeds of exchanges .

STEP 5
Filing an application for the purchase of shares in the "Order Book".
The application is submitted through a broker during the subscription period. The application can be submitted in paper form at the broker's office or electronically via trading platforms on brokers' websites or in mobile brokerage applications.
The application must specify the number of shares planned for purchase and the price per share. Make sure that your brokerage account is replenished with the amount of your application .

STEP 6
Distribution and crediting of shares to your brokerage account.
According to results of the closing of the "Order Book", calculations of transactions with transfer of shares to investors' accounts will be carried out within the established distribution procedure. After calculations, your broker will send you a report and statement, where the shares you have purchased will be displayed, or the report and statement will be available in your broker's mobile application (the available methods of providing the report and statement may differ for each broker, so please clarify the information about the methods of obtaining the report and statement from your broker).
Important! If there were not enough money in your account to pay for the submitted application or, if the price range was applied, the price you offered for one share was lower than the "cut-off price", the application will be excluded from the "Book", and money will not be debited with further crediting of shares, the money will be returned to your current bank account .
2. Instructions on how to buy shares using the Halyk Homebank app

Halyk Bank offers its clients the opportunity to participate in IPO through the Halyk Homebank app using the Halyk Invest service.

STEP 1
To open an investment account with Halyk Invest click on Invest button on main screen.
Approval of the application can anything between 15 minutes and 3 working days depending on the application.

STEP 2
Adding funds to your investment account.
This can be done through the Halyk Homebank app using your debit card, current or deposit account (no transaction fees will be applied)..

STEP 3
Go to "What to buy".
And select the "IPO and SPO" section.

STEP 4
Fill out the IPO application form then confirm it with an SMS code.
The status of the application can be tracked in the "Transactions" section.

STEP 5
The shares will be credited upon settlement.
There will be no transaction fees for purchasing IPO shares.

3. Instructions for purchasing shares through the Tabys app

Direct subscription is the conclusion of an agreement for acquisition of shares during their initial offering directly from the issuer/shareholder without intermediaries (a broker or underwriter). Direct subscription can be carried out in parallel with the usual way of collecting applications from retail and institutional investors through brokers or underwriters (book building).

The direct subscription tool will be available through the Tabys mobile application, developed with the support of the Astana International Exchange, and/or the Kazpost branch in all regions of Kazakhstan.


To subscribe directly to the shares via Tabys, an investor needs to have an identity card, a bank card and a smartphone with Internet access. The service will be available online around the clock.

STEP 1
Download the Tabys app to your smartphone.
The app is available in the AppStore and Google PlayMarket.

STEP 2
Complete the registration.
For security reasons, at this stage it will be necessary to confirm your identity – this will require your photo, video and ID card. Make sure that the camera is working on your smartphone, including the front one.

STEP 3
Link a bank card.
This is necessary for crediting funds for the purchase of shares. The card must be issued in Kazakhstan.

STEP 4
Specify the information about the subscription terms.
Information about the period of collection of applications (subscriptions) for shares of JSC NC KazMunayGas (opening and closing dates of the "Book") will be available on the website of the issuing company or directly in the Tabys application.

STEP 5
Apply for the purchase of shares during the subscription period.
Select the "IPO" section on the main page of the application and click "Apply". Fill in all necessary fields, specify the amount of the application and click "Submit application".
After submitting the application, the corresponding amount will be debited from your bank card.
The corresponding functions will be active in the application during the subscription period.

STEP 6
Application execution.
After the closing of the "Order Book", calculations with transfer of shares to investors' accounts will be carried out within the established distribution procedure. If your application is satisfied your shares will be credited to your account and displayed on the main page of the application. Important! As the Tabys application does not give access to stock trading, in the future, in order to sell the shares purchased during the subscription, you will need to: 1) choose a broker, 2) conclude a contract with him/her, 3) open a brokerage account, 4) transfer shares to a brokerage account and 5) apply for sale.



4. Instructions for purchasing shares through Kazpost
Kazpost offers broker services, transfer agent services for concluding a contract and further interaction with a brokerage company, as well as direct subscription services through special terminals.
Broker
When choosing Kazpost as a broker, follow the step-by-step instructions for pruchasing shares through a brokerage company.

You can open a brokerage account in Kazpost offline (not in all branches) and online via the website post.kz

The list of Kazpost brokerage service points

Transfer Agent
A transfer agent is a professional participant in the securities market that renders services for the reception and transfer of documents (information) between its clients.

When choosing Kazpost as a transfer agent, you can conclude a contract and interact with any brokerage company using the services of Kazpost as an intermediary.

ДTo purchase shares through the Kazpost transfer agency network, follow the step-by-step instructions for purchasing shares through a brokerage company by contacting the Kazpost branch to conclude a contract and interact with the broker.

The list of Kazpost branches with transfer agent function.

Direct subscription
When choosing a direct subscription (without opening a brokerage account) through Kazpost, the purchase of shares will be carried out in accordance with the description in the step-by-step instructions for purchasing shares through the Tabys application, not through a smartphone, but through special terminals of Kazpost.

To get a direct subscription to the shares through Kazpost, you need to go to one of the automated branches and contact the operator. You must have an identity card of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan with you. The service will be available during the subscription period for promotions .

The list of automated branches of Kazpost

Important! As the Tabys application does not give access to stock trading, in the future, in order to sell the shares purchased during the subscription, you will need to:
1) choose a broker
2) conclude a contract with him/her
3) open a brokerage account
4) transfer shares to a brokerage account and
5) apply for sale

To clarify information on the subscription procedure through Kazpost offices, you can call the 1499 call center or on the post.kz website with the help of the QPost assistant
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