OREANDA-NEWS. November 16, 2012. “BTA Bank” Joint-Stock Company located at: 97, Zholdasbekov str., Samal-2 mcrd., Almaty, 050051, Republic of Kazakhstan, kindly notifies its shareholders that an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of “BTA Bank” JSC has been called in accordance with the Resolutions of the Board of Directors.

The extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of “BTA Bank” JSC will be held on December 3, 2012 at 15:00 at: 2nd floor, Conference Hall, A2 Unit, 97, Zholdasbekov str., Samal-2 mcrd., Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. The registration of shareholders will start at 14:00.

List of shareholders eligible to participate in the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of BTA Bank JSC is to be executed as of November 15, 2012.

Agenda of the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of “BTA Bank” JSC:

“On approval of the Restructuring Plan published on the corporate website of “BTA Bank” JSC, including entering into all agreements and implementation of actions contemplated therein”.

We kindly request shareholders of “BTA Bank” JSC to participate in the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders. Materials for the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders will be available on the website of “BTA Bank” JSC: www.bta.kz no later than November 23, 2012. The Shareholders can get all information related to agenda and holding of the general meeting of shareholders by +7 (727) 2 66 72 54; +7 (727) 2 66 72 69, or e-mail: o_pitulova@bta.kz

In case of no quorum, the adjourned general meeting of Shareholders will be held on December 4, 2012, at 15:00 at: 2nd floor, Conference Hall, A2 Unit, 97, Zholdasbekov str., Samal-2 mcrd., Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. The registration of shareholders will start at 14:00.

In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Joint-Stock Companies” shareholders whose shares are held by a nominee and owned by a holder information on whom is not available to the central depositary clearing system will not be eligible to vote at the general meeting of shareholders.

Shareholders who are natural persons need to have an ID document to participate at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.

Representatives of shareholders who are natural persons shall be obliged to provide a notarized power of attorney, executed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and an ID document. Representatives of shareholders who are legal entities shall be obliged to provide a power of attorney duly sealed by the stamp of the legal entity that is a shareholder and an ID document. A person entitled to act without a power of attorney on behalf of the shareholder or represent such shareholder’s interests in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan or pursuant to a contract is not obliged to produce a power of attorney in order to be allowed to participate at the general shareholders’ meeting and vote on the matters considered by the general shareholders’ meeting.

Shareholders who are legal entities need to provide a certificate on compliance with the provisions of part 1 Article 17.5 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Banks and Banking Activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan”.