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6 Mar 2009 07:00



6 March 2009

Joint Stock Company 'Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan'

Announcement of Annual General Shareholders' Meeting

The Board of Directors of JSC Halyk Bank (LSE: HSBK) hereby announces its Annual General Shareholders' Meeting to be held on 23 April 2009 at 11.00 a.m. Almaty time at the following address: "Aport Ballroom" Conference hall, "Holiday Inn Almaty" hotel, 2D Timiryazev Str., Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Agenda of the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting

The following issues are proposed for voting at the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting:

Approval of JSC Halyk Bank's annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2008;

Approval of distribution of JSC Halyk Bank's net income for the year 2008. Adoption of a resolution on the payment of dividends on JSC Halyk Bank's common shares. Approval of the amount of dividend per common share of JSC Halyk Bank;

Approval of number of members of the Board of Directors of JSC Halyk Bank.

Election of members of the Board of Directors of JSC Halyk Bank;

Approval of audit company conducting audit of JSC Halyk Bank;

Approval of number of members and term of the Counting Board of JSC Halyk Bank, election of members to the Counting Board of JSC Halyk Bank;

Informing shareholders on the amount and structure of remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and the Management Board of JSC Halyk Bank;

Consideration of shareholders' appeals to actions of JSC Halyk Bank and its officials and the results of such consideration.

The list of shareholders entitled to participate at the General Shareholders' Meeting of JSC Halyk Bank will be determined based on the shareholder register of JSC Halyk Bank as at 23 March 2009.

In accordance with provisions of Article 43.1 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Joint Stock Companies" the above agenda may be supplemented with items proposed for voting by a major shareholder (a shareholder or a group of shareholders, acting on the basis of the agreement between them, which individually (or jointly) hold ten per cent or more of voting shares of the Bank) or by the Board of Directors subject to prior notification to the shareholders of such supplements not later than fifteen days prior to the date of the shareholders' meeting, or, alternatively, as it is provided for by Article 43.4 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Joint Stock Companies".

Shareholders of JSC Halyk Bank are invited to participate in the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting.

For any further information and materials related to the agenda and other details of the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting, please contact: for Russian speakers +7 (727) 259 07 77 / 259 00 00; for English speakers +7 (727) 259 04 30 / 259 07 96 .

Registration of participants at the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting will proceed from 10.00 a.m. to 10.45 a.m. Almaty time at the venue of the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting.

Participants should present a valid identification document. Representatives of shareholders should present a respective power of attorney in accordance with legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In the absence of a quorum, the Annual General Shareholders' meeting shall reconvene on 24 April 2009 at 11.00 a.m. Almaty time at: "Aport Ballroom" Conference hall, "Holiday Inn Almaty" hotel, 2D Timiryazev Str., Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Special note to the holders of Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) 

intending to vote at the general shareholders' meeting

Details of the procedures for voting of shares represented by GDRs are specified in Article 12 of the Terms and Conditions of the GDRs. Copy of the Terms and Conditions on the GDRs are available on the website of JSC Halyk Bank and also from the Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, 60 Wall Street, New York NY, 10005 U.S.A. (the "Depositary").

Items of the above agenda proposed for voting together with supporting materials and voting instructions will be provided through the Depositary in due course. 

For further information please contact:

Depositary

Depositary Receipts Department Fax: +1 732 544 6346 Telephone: +1 212 250 9100

JSC Halyk Bank

Financial Institutions Fax: + 7 (727) 259 02 71 Telephone: +7 (727) 259 04 30 / 259 07 96

E-mail: asela@halykbank.kz, janara@halykbank.kz