Proposed Board Changes

Steppe Cement Limited
26 April 2006


Steppe Cement Limited

Proposed Board Changes


Steppe Cement Limited confirms that its Chairman, Azmi Wan Hamzah, proposes to
stand down from the board following the Company's Annual General Meeting to be
held on 4 May 2006.


John Richardson (an existing non executive director) will assume the role of
Chairman and the Company is considering appointing a new non-executive director
to the board experienced in the cement industry at a senior level and also in
Kazakhstan. The Company expects to advise the market of this appointment in
advance of the Annual General Meeting.


Details of the background to Azmi's decision to stand down are provided in the
Chairman's letter included in Steppe Cement's annual report for 2005, which is
available at the company website at www.cac.kz



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