14th Nov 2008 09:43
14 November 2008
Joint Stock Company 'Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan'
Announcement of Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting
The Board of Directors of JSC Halyk Bank (LSE: HSBK) hereby announces its Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting to be held on 19 December 2008 at 11.00 a.m. Almaty time at the following address: Conference hall "Alatau", 2nd Floor, Grand Hotel "Tien-Shan", 115 Bogenbay Batyr Str. (corner of 105 Kunayev Str.), Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Agenda of the Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting
The following issues are proposed for voting at the Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting:
Adoption of a resolution on increase of the number of authorized shares of JSC Halyk Bank;
Approval of amendments to the Charter of JSC Halyk Bank;
Approval of amendments to the Corporate Governance Code of JSC Halyk Bank;
Approval of amendments to the Terms of Reference of the Board of Directors of JSC Halyk Bank.
The list of shareholders entitled to participate at the Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of JSC Halyk Bank will be determined based on the shareholder register of JSC Halyk Bank as at 19 November 2008.
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 JSC Halyk Bank) or by the Board of Directors of JSC Halyk Bank 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 at the Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting.
For any further information and materials related to the agenda and other details of 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 Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting will proceed from 10.00 a.m. to 10.45 a.m. Almaty time at the venue of the Extraordinary 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.
Corporate shareholders should present a statement of their compliance with the requirements of part 1 of Article 17.5 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Banks and Banking Activity in the Republic of Kazakhstan" with regards to the state of registration of their respective shareholders (participants). The form of statement is available at http://eng.halykbank.kz/.
In the absence of a quorum, the extraordinary general shareholders' meeting shall reconvene on 22 December 2008 at 11.00 a.m. Almaty time at: Conference hall "Alatau", 2nd Floor, Grand Hotel "Tien-Shan", 115 Bogenbay Batyr Str. (corner of 105 Kunayev Str.), Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Note to the holders of Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs): Details of the procedures for voting of shares represented by GDRs will be provided through the Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, 60 Wall Street, New York NY, 10005 U.S.A. (the "Depositary").
For further information please contact:
Depositary
Depositary Receipts Department Fax: +1 732 544 6346 Telephone: +1 212 250 9100
E-mail: [email protected]
JSC Halyk Bank
Financial Institutions Fax: + 7 (727) 259 02 71 Telephone: +7 (727) 259 04 30 / 259 07 96
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
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