/KASE, April 27, 2026/ – Halyk Finance JSC, as a joint lead manager and bookrunner, has provided Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) with the following notice:

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NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EXCEPT FOR QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS [QIBs], WHO ARE ALSO QUALIFIED PURCHASERS [QPs], AS DEFINED BELOW) AUSTRALIA, CANADA, OR JAPAN

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT OF SECURITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

National Investment Holding "Baiterek" JSC (NIH Baiterek), the national investment holding company with 100 % state participation, rated Baa1 by Moody's (outlook "stable"), BBB by Fitch (outlook "stable"), has authorized Citi, Societe Generale and Halyk Finance to act as joint bookrunners and to organize a series of conference calls with investors starting from today, April 27.

This will be followed, subject to market conditions, by an offering of seven-year US dollar-denominated senior unsecured Eurobonds under Regulation S/Rule 144A (Reg S/144A) under a new Medium Term Notes (MTN Programme) of NIH Baiterek in the amount of USD 3,000,000,000. FCA/ICMA stabilization will apply.

For all questions, please contact representatives of Halyk Finance JSC at the following contacts:

+7 (727) 339-43-77/88 (ext. 3373, 3327, 3356), ib@halykfinance.kz.

An online roadshow presentation with recorded management commentary is available to investors. A link to the online roadshow presentation will be emailed to registered participants.

THE MANUFACTURER'S TARGET MARKET (IN ACCORDANCE WITH UK MIFIR) ARE EXCLUSIVELY QUALIFIED COUNTERAGENTS AND PROFESSIONAL CLIENTS. NO KEY INFORMATION DOCUMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ON RETAIL AND INSURANCE STRUCTURED INVESTMENT PRODUCTS (PRIIPS) IS PREPARED BECAUSE BONDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RETAIL SEGMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS ILLEGAL, IS NOT AN OFFER FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION, AS PROVIDED FOR BY THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THERE IS NO INTENTION TO REGISTER ANY PART OF THE OFFERING IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THE SECURITIES WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY TO "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS" (QIBs), AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A OF THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, WHICH ARE ALSO "QUALIFIED PURCHASERS" (QPs), AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2 (A) (51) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED, AND WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE OUTSIDE THE US ONLY TO NON-US CITIZENS, PURSUANT TO PROVISION S OF THE US SECURITIES ACT 1933, AS AMENDED.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR ISSUE SECURITIES OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY, AND THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN MAY NOT BE SOLD IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION, EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION.

FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THESE AND CERTAIN OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON OFFERS, SALES AND TRANSFERS OF THE NOTES AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRELIMINARY BASE PROSPECTUS, SEE THE "RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS" AND "SUBSCRIPTION AND SALES" SECTIONS IN THE BASE PROSPECTUS.

DISTRIBUTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND OTHER INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN THE PRELIMINARY BASE PROSPECTUS MAY BE RESTRICTED BY LAW AND PERSONS INTO WHOSE POSSESSION THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR SUCH OTHER INFORMATION ARRIVES, SHOULD INFORM THEMSELVES OF CORRESPONDING RESTRICTIONS AND SHOULD OBSERVE SUCH RESTRICTIONS.

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF SECURITIES LAWS IN ANY SUCH JURISDICTION.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS GOING ONLY TO PERSONS WHO ARE (A) OUTSIDE THE UK OR (B) ARE IN THE TERRITORY OF THE UK AND (I) HAVE A PROFESSIONAL IN ISSUES REGARDING INVESTMENTS, SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 19 (5) OF THE ORDER (PROMOTION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES) 2005 OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 ("ORDER"), EITHER (II) SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 49(2)(A)-(D) OF THE ORDER (PERSONS WITH LARGE EQUITY AND OTHER PERSONS TO WHICH IT IS LEGALLY PERMITTED TO TRANSFER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT), EITHER (III) ARE PERSONS TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE DIRECTED WITHOUT VIOLATION OF SECTION 21 OF THE ACT (ALL SUCH PERSONS LISTED IN PARTS (I), (II) AND (III) ABOVE ARE REFERRED TO AS "RELEVANT PERSONS"). THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD NOT APPLY TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT THE RELEVANT PERSONS, OR BE SENT TO PERSONS WHICH ARE NOT THE RELEVANT PERSONS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES, WILL BE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO THE RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL ONLY BE CARRIED OUT WITH THE RELEVANT PERSONS.

IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS INTENDED ONLY FOR PERSONS WHO ARE "QUALIFIED INVESTORS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATION ON PROSPECTUSES (EU REGULATION 2017/1129).

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT NOR DOES IT CONSTITUTE A PROSPECTUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129 WHICH IS PART OF DOMESTIC LAW UNDER THE UNITED KINGDOM (WITHDRAWING FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION) ACT 2018 (THE "UK PROSPECTUS REGULATIONS"). THE FINAL BASE PROSPECTUS WILL BE PREPARED AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UK PROSPECTUS REGULATIONS. INVESTORS SHOULD NOT SUBSCRIBE FOR ANY SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT EXCEPT ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FINAL BASE PROSPECTUS AND THE RELEVANT FINAL TERMS WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://DATA.FCA.ORG.UK/#/NSM/NATIONALSTORAGEMECHANISM WHEN PUBLISHED.

PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION OF THE SINGAPORE SFA: THE ISSUER HAS DETERMINED AND HEREBY NOTIFIES ALL RELEVANT PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 309A(1) SFA) THAT THE SECURITIES MENTIONED HEREIN ARE "PRESCRIBED PRODUCTS OF CAPITAL MARKETS" (AS DEFINED IN SINGAPORE SECURITIES AND FUTURES (CAPITAL MARKETS PRODUCTS) REGULATIONS 2018) AND EXCLUDED INVESTMENT PRODUCTS (AS DEFINED IN MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE NOTICE SFA 04-N12: INVESTMENT PRODUCTS SALE NOTICE AND MAS NOTICE FAA-N16: INVESTMENT PRODUCTS RECOMMENDATIONS NOTICE).

THE RATING DOES NOT PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO BUY, SELL OR HOLD SECURITIES AND MAY BE REVISED, SUSPENDED OR WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME BY THE ORGANIZATION THAT ISSUED SUCH RATING. SIMILAR RATINGS FOR DIFFERENT ISSUERS AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF SECURITIES DO NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THE SAME. THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH RATING MUST BE ANALYZED REGARDLESS OF ANY OTHER RATING.

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