JSC National Atomic Company “Kazatomprom” ("Kazatomprom" or “the Company") announces that based on the results of an independent diagnostics conducted in 2021, the Company's corporate governance rating has been upgraded to "A" from "BBB". JSC Samruk-Kazyna, Kazatomprom’s majority shareholder, engaged an independent consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers to conduct the diagnostics, and the Company demonstrated the highest level of corporate governance.
Such a high result is an evidence of rising efficiency of Kazatomprom's internal systems. Measures aimed at improving the corporate governance system have been successfully implemented. The Company has achieved significant quality growth in such areas as shareholders' rights and interests, the Board of Directors and the Management board efficiency, transparency and information disclosure, as well as sustainable development.
Kazatomprom will continue to work to improve its corporate governance. The priority goal of Kazatomprom’s corporate governance is to increase long-term value of the Company through building an efficient and transparent business, maintaining reliable and effective relationships with shareholders and investors.
For further information, please contact:
Kazatomprom Investor Relations Inquiries
Cory Kos, Director of Investor Relations
Tel: +7 (8) 7172 45 81 80
Email: ir@kazatomprom.kz
Kazatomprom Public Relations and Media Inquiries
Torgyn Mukayeva, Chief Expert of GR & PR Department
Tel: +7 (8) 7172 45 80 63
Email: pr@kazatomprom.kz
About Kazatomprom
Kazatomprom is the world's largest producer of uranium, with the Company’s attributable production representing approximately 23% of global primary uranium production in 2020. Kazatomprom benefits from the largest reserve base in the industry and operates, through its subsidiaries, JVs and Associates, 26 deposits grouped into 14 mining assets. All of the Company’s mining operations are located in Kazakhstan and extract uranium using ISR technology with a focus on maintaining industry-leading health, safety and environmental standards (ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certified).
Kazatomprom securities are listed on the London Stock Exchange and Astana International Exchange. As the national atomic company in the Republic of Kazakhstan, its primary customers are operators of nuclear generation facilities and the principal export markets for the Company’s products are China, South and Eastern Asia, Europe and North America. Kazatomprom sells uranium and uranium products under short- and long-term contracts directly from its headquarters in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, and through its Switzerland-based trading subsidiary, Trade House KazakAtom AG (THK).
For more information, please visit the Company’s website at http://www.kazatomprom.kz
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