Moody's completes periodic review of KAP ratings
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11 September 2025, Astana, Kazakhstan
Moody's Ratings announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Kazatomprom JSC
National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom" JSC ("Kazatomprom" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that on 10 September 2025 Moody's published a periodic review of the Company's rating.
NAC Kazatomprom JSC's rating ("Baa1", outlook - "Stable") remains unchanged.
Methodology applied to determine Kazatomprom's rating considers the Company's strategic importance to the Government of Kazakhstan, which exerts control over the Company's strategy and governance through its major shareholder Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna JSC.
The Company's rating reflects the strong financial position, low-cost position, leading share of around 20% in the global uranium production and second-largest uranium reserve base globally, strong business fundamentals, good operational diversification, the presence of long-term contracts with clients and a wide sales geography.
Moody's press release from 10 September 2025 can be accessed at the following link: https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-Ratings-announces-completion-of-a-periodic-review-of-ratings--PR_512418.
For more information, please contact:
Public Relations and Media Inquiries
Daniyar Oralov, Director, Public Relations
Tel: +7 7172 45 80 63
Email: pr@kazatomprom.kz
Investor Relations Inquiries
Botagoz Muldagaliyeva, Director, Investor Relations
Tel.: +7 7172 45 81 80/69
Email: ir@kazatomprom.kz
About Kazatomprom
Kazatomprom is the world's largest producer of uranium with the Company's attributable production representing approximately 21% of global primary uranium production in 2024. The Group benefits from the largest reserve base in the industry and operates, through its subsidiaries, JVs and Associates, 27 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 environment standards (ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certified).
Kazatomprom securities are listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Astana International Exchange. Kazatomprom is the national atomic company in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Group's primary customers are operators of nuclear generation capacity, the principal export markets for the Group's products are Asia, Europe and North America. The Group sells uranium and uranium products under long-term contracts, short-term contracts as well as in the spot market, directly from its headquarters in Astana, Kazakhstan, and through its Switzerland-based trading subsidiary, Trade House KazakAtom AG (THK).
For more information, please see the Company website at www.kazatomprom.kz.
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