OREANDA-NEWS. March 09, 2012. BTA Bank Joint-Stock Company located at: 97, Zholdasbekov str., Samal-2 mcrd., Almaty, 050051, Republic of Kazakhstan, kindly informs on convocation of the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of BTA Bank JSC in accordance with Resolution of the Board of Directors No. 2 dated March 2, 2012.

Convocation of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders is initiated by the Board of Directors of BTA Bank JSC.

Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of BTA Bank JSC will be held on April 11, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at: 2nd floor, Conference Hall, A2 Unit, 97, Zholdasbekov str., Samal-2 mcrd., Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. Registration of shareholders will start at 9.30 a.m.

List of shareholders eligible to participate in the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of BTA Bank JSC is to be executed as of March 5, 2012.

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

“On election of new members of the Board of Directors”.

We kindly request shareholders of BTA Bank JSC to participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. The Shareholders can get all information and materials related to agenda and holding of the general meeting of shareholders by +7 (727) 2 66 72 54; +7 (727) 2 66 72 69, e-mail: o_pitulova@bta.kz

In case of no quorum, the second general meeting of Shareholders will be held on April 12, 2012, at 11:00 a.m at: 2nd floor, Conference Hall, A2 Unit, 97, Zholdasbekov str., Samal-2 mcrd., Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. Registration of shareholders will start at 9.30 a.m.

In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Joint-Stock Companies” shareholders whose shares are in nominal holding and owned by a holder information on who is not available with the central depositary accounting system will not be eligible for voting at the general meeting of shareholders.

Shareholders being individual persons need to have an ID document to participate at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.

Shareholders’ representatives (both legal entities and individual persons) shall provide notarized power of attorney duly sealed by the legal entity being shareholder or the notary and executed in compliance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and such representative’s ID document. For a person entitled to act without 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 a contract, it is not required to provide a power of attorney to participate at the general shareholders’ meeting and vote under issues considered.

Shareholders being legal entities need to provide certificate on compliance with the provisions of part 1 of clause 5 of article 17 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Banks and Banking Activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan” and “GDR Program” section of the Information Memorandum approved by the General Meeting of Steering Committee dated May 28, 2010 shall provide statement on performance of the above requirement of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Banks and banking activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan”.