The Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting

JSC Halyk Bank

01 November 2023

 

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan Joint Stock Company

(40, Al-Farabi Ave., Medeu district, À26Ì3Ê5, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan)

Announcement of the Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting

of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan Joint Stock Company

In accordance with Articles 35, 37-2(1), 37-3(3), and 41 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Joint Stock Companies", the Board of Directors of Halyk Bank JSC, as the initiator of convening the meeting, announces that the Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of Halyk Bank JSC will be held on 1 December 2023 by absent voting without holding the in-person General Shareholders' Meeting (the "General Shareholders' Meeting").

The list of shareholders eligible to participate at the General Shareholders' Meeting will be determined based on the shareholder register of Halyk Bank JSC as at 1 November 2023.

Agenda of the General Shareholders' Meeting:

1.    On approval of the agenda of the Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of Halyk Bank JSC.

2.    On early termination of powers of a member of the Board of Directors of Halyk Bank JSC.

3.    On increasing the number of members of the Board of Directors of Halyk Bank JSC.

4.    On additional election of members of the Board of Directors of Halyk Bank JSC, and determination of the term of office thereof.

According to Article 43-6 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Joint Stock Companies", the agenda of the General Shareholders' Meeting cannot be amended and (or) supplemented since resolutions at the General Shareholders' Meeting are passed by absent voting.

The materials on the agenda items of the General Shareholders' Meeting are available for review by shareholders at the location of the Management Board of Halyk Bank JSC, and on the corporate Internet resource of Halyk Bank JSC at the following links: https://halykbank.kz/about-bank/akcioneram (in Russian); https://halykbank.kz/kz/about-bank/akcioneram (in Kazakh); https://halykbank.kz/en/about-bank/akcioneram (in English). In case of a request for materials on the items of the agenda of the General Shareholders' Meeting from the shareholder of Halyk Bank JSC, they will be sent to the shareholder within three business days from the date of receipt of the request. At the same time, the shareholder bears copy and delivery expenses of the documents.

To learn more about the General Shareholders' Meeting, please call: 8 (727) 259 07 77, 8-8000 8000 59.

Pursuant to Part 2 of Article 45-4 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Joint Stock Companies", if there is no quorum at the General Shareholders' Meeting by absent voting, no adjourned General Shareholders' Meeting shall be held.

The shareholders of Halyk Bank JSC are invited to participate in the Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of Halyk Bank JSC by absent voting without holding the in-person General Shareholders' Meeting.

Special note to the holders of Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), with the underlying asset being common shares of the Bank, intending to vote at the General Shareholders' Meeting:

The procedure for voting of shares represented by GDRs at the General Shareholders' Meeting is detailed in Article 12 of the Terms and Conditions of the GDRs contained in the Prospectus. A copy of the Terms and Conditions of the GDRs is available on the Internet resource of Halyk Bank JSC (https://backend.halykbank.com/sk/document/117/en/Prospectus%202006.pdf) and may be also obtained from The Bank of New York Mellon, 240 Greenwich Street, 8th Floor, New York NY, 10286 U.S.A. (the "Depository").

 Materials on the items of the above agenda of the General Shareholders' Meeting proposed for voting and voting instructions will be provided through the Depository in due course.

For further information, GDR holders may contact the Depository:

Depository

Mrs. Mira Daskal

Telephone: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

JSC Halyk Bank

Ms. Mira Tiyanak

Head of Financial Institutions and International Relations

Telephone: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Mr. Margulan Tanirtayev

Financial Institutions and International Relations

Telephone: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Board of Directors

Halyk Bank JSC

 

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