OREANDA-NEWS. On March 27, 2009 Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (Almaty), a company listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided KASE with a press release of the following content, reported the press-centre of KASE:

Herewith Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (short name - Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan) notifies its shareholders on expiry of the term of pre-emptive right on acquisition of common shares of the Bank, issue of which was registered by the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations on January 13, 2009 under No. A3387, and informs on continuation of offering of common shares of the Bank in accordance with item 1 of article 18 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Joint-Stock Companies".

1. Full name and location of the issuer:

- Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan joint-stock company, 97, Rozybakiev str., Almaty, 050046.

2. Date of state registration of serial securities issue, its type and amount subject to offering:

- Issue state registration date - January 13, 2009 under No. A3387.

- The issue was divided into 2,400,000,000 (two billion four hundred million) common shares, which were assigned NIN KZ1C33870011, 600,000,000 (six hundred million) preferred shares, which were assigned NIN KZ1Р33870117, and 80,225,222 (eighty million two hundred twenty    five thousand two hundred twenty two) preferred shares convertible to common shares, which were assigned NIN KZ1Р33870216.

- Type and amount of securities subject to offering: 259,064,909 (two hundred fifty nine million sixty four thousand nine hundred nine) common shares of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan.

3. Data on units and officials of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan, and data on other legal entities, through which it is possible to get familiarized with the prospectus of issue and other information:

- Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan, 97, Rozybakiev str., Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, 050000, Deputy Chairman of Management Board - D. Karabaev Telephone: 8 (727) 244 68 10; fax: 8 (727) 2446 811;

- Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, 291/3, Dostyk ave., Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, 050020;

- Market maker duties on the above mentioned securities will be performed by Halyk Finance, located at: 4 floor, block 3B, Nurly Tau, Almaty, tel.: 244 65 42, fax 59 05 93 (state license of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations for operation on securities market No. 4.2.92/28 dated 26.12.2008);

- Registrar - Fondoviy Tsentr. Fondoviy Tsentr JSC is acting by virtue of license No. 0406200386 for maintenance of share register dated June 15, 2005, issued by the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial    Organizations, Address: 79 "А", Zheltoksan str., Almaty, telephone 8 (727) 250 89 60, 250 89 61, fax 8 (727) 250 76 44, 250 16 96.

4. Data on stock offering price and payment thereof:

- offering price: KZT104.03 (a hundred and four tenge 3 tiyn) per common share;

- offering method: through subscription;

- order submission time: before 18-00 p.m. Almaty time on the day of release of announcement in newspapers "Kazakhstanskaya pravda" and "Egemen Kazakhstan". In case days of release differ for Russian and English versions of the announcement, the day of release shall be the day of the latter publication of information message;

- deadline for consideration of orders by the Bank - 18-30 p.m. Almaty time of the day of release of the announcement in newspapers "Kazakhstanskaya pravda" and "Egemen Kazakhstan" (if the information message was released in both newspapers on the same day) or the day of publication of the information message in newspaper "Kazakhstanskaya pravda" or newspaper "Egemen Kazakhstan", depending in which of the newspapers the information message was released later (if the information message was released in newspapers on different days);

- legal entities may be investors. Priority among investors shall be given to national managing holdings;

- agreements shall be entered into on received orders - within four calendar days from the day following the day of end of the term of consideration by the Bank;

- payment of share purchase shall be made in tenge in non-cash form.

5. Contact details for investors to submit orders for participation in stock offering:

- Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan, 79, Abylay khan ave., 050000, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, Department for capital management and project financing, telephones: 8 (727) 2590 599, 2590 837.

6. Application form for participation of investors in offering of shares of  Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan:

APPLICATION FOR STOCK ACQUISITION

"_____" _________ 2009

Herewith (name, location of legal entity), informs on intent to acquire common shares of Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (the Bank), issue of which was registered by the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations on November 13, 2009 under No. A3387, national identification number KZ1C33870011 in the amount of ( ) units at a price KZT104.03 (one hundred four tenge 3 tiyn) per common share for the total amount (amount in words) tenge, on the terms specified in the announcement of the Bank, released March _____ , 2009 in newspapers "Kazakhstanskaya pravda" and "Egemen Kazakhstan" (released March_____, 2009 in newspaper "Kazakhstanskaya pravda" and March_____, 2009 in newspaper "Egemen Kazakhstan"), and confirms an obligation to enter into an agreement on purchase and sale of common shares of the Bank in the term specified in the Bank announcement.