OREANDA-NEWS. October 23, 2009.   JSC Astana Finance (on behalf of itself and its subsidiary Astana Finance BV) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with its creditors committee (the Creditors' Committee) on Friday, 16 October 2009 setting out indicative terms to be offered to creditors in a proposed restructuring.

The Creditors' Committee would like to brief all creditors on the relevant developments and to respond to questions that creditors may have. For this purpose, all creditors are invited to attend a conference call at 3 pm London time on Monday, 26 October 2009.

The call will be a creditors only call; JSC Astana Finance and its advisors will not participate.

If you wish to join, please use the following dial-in details:

UK LocalCall Dial-In Number: 0844 493 4859

UK Freephone Dial-In Number: 0800 694 2646 Std International

Dial-In Number: +44 (0) 207 897 0100

Conference code: 6221736917.