OREANDA-NEWS. March 16, 2010. The Board of Directors of JSC Halyk Bank (LSE: HSBK) hereby announces its Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on 23 April 2010 at 11.00 a.m. Almaty time at the following address: “Assembly Hall”, room #503, 109 “v”, Abay Ave., 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:

1. Approval of JSC Halyk Bank’s annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2009;

2. Approval of distribution of JSC Halyk Bank’s net income for the year 2009. 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;

3. Increase of the number of authorized shares of JSC Halyk Bank;

4. Approval of amendments to the Charter of JSC Halyk Bank;

5. 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;

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

7. Approval of audit company conducting audit of JSC Halyk Bank;

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

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 2010.

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 26 April 2010 at 11.00 a.m. Almaty time at: “Assembly Hall”, room #503, 109 “v”, Abay Ave., Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan.