SJSB ABN AMRO Bank Kazakhstan JSC announced about increase of its authorized capital to KZT8,280 m.

/IRBIS, December 3, 07/ - SJSB ABN AMRO Bank Kazakhstan JSC (Almaty), being the member of Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) of "В", "К" and "Р" categories, had spread today the press-release with next contention: Quotation begin JSC "SJSB "ABN AMRO Bank Kazakhstan" (the Bank) increased its charter capital by KZT 6.480 mln to KZT 8.280 mln. The additional shares were purchased by the Bank's shareholders, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (KZT 5.184 mln) and IFC (KZT 1.296 mln). As a result, the total own capital of the Bank reached KZT 19.197 mln. Jurgen Rigterink, Chairman of the Management Board of ABN AMRO Bank Kazakhstan, commented: "The increase in capital will significantly enhance our competitive position. It underscores our continued commitment to Kazakhstan and the great opportunities we see for the years ahead". This year ABN AMRO has executed a number of benchmark transactions with the country's most prominent corporations and banks, confirming its position as the number one innovation house: - Joint Bookrunner and Joint Lead Arranger of USD 750m DPR issue for BTA - largest single DPR securitisation transaction out of Kazakhstan - Sole Lead Arranger for the 1st public international securitisation of residential mortgage loans originated in Kazakhstan for "BTA Ipoteka" JSC's USD 141.4 mln transaction - Joint Bookrunner for the 1st Sterling deal in CEEMEA and the largest ever deal from Kazakhstan for "Kazkommertsbank" JSC's EUR 750 mln (10 year) & GBP 350 mln (5 year) Eurobond dual tranche - Sole Financial Advisor for the KazMunaiGas acquisition of Rompetrol - enterprise value USD 3.6 bln - Joint Bookrunner for Intergas Central Asia's (affiliated company of "KazTransGas" JSC) USD 600 mln 10 year bond issue - Mandated Lead Arranger for ENRC Marketing AG's USD 1.48 bn 5 year structured trade finance facility The Bank was also awarded amongst others: Best Debt House Kazakhstan 2007 (Euromoney), Best Debt House Central Asia 2007 (Euromoney), Deal of the Year 2007 (The Banker). On November 15, 2007 ABN AMRO Securities Kazakhstan received a broker-dealer license from the Financial Markets Supervisory Agency ABN AMRO Kazakhstan holds a leading position in terms of products and assets and was the first among foreign banks in the country to offer a range of consumer banking products. ABN AMRO Kazakhstan also occupies a leading position among foreign banks in terms of physical coverage with branches in the commercial capital Almaty, Astana (the nation's capital), Atyrau (the key Caspian oil and gas centre) and Tengiz. New branches will be opened in Aktau, Karaganda and Almaty shortly Please do not hesitate to address all your questions to: Nataliya Kryuchkova, Head of Corporate Communications Department, ABN AMRO Bank Kazakhstan, +7 727 2581505 (ext.10555), +7 701 323 00 14, nataliya.kryuchkova@kz.abnamro.com Notes to editors: JSC "ABN AMRO Bank Kazakhstan" SJSB" is 80% owned by ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and 20% owned by International Finance Corporation (IFC). Netherlands-based ABN AMRO is a leading international bank with total assets of EUR 1,120.1 bn (as at 30 June 2007). It has more than 4,500 branches in 53 countries and has a staff of more than 107,000 fulltime equivalents worldwide. For additional information, please, see the ABN AMRO corporate site: www.abnamro.com Quotation end [2007-12-03]