BTA Bank shareholders (Kazakhstan) approved the new composition of the bank Board of Directors and annulled the decision of shareholders general meeting of January 30, 2009 on the authorized capital increase

/KASE, March 10, 09/ - BTA Bank (Almaty), securities of which are present in Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) official list, provided to KASE the press release on the following: Quotation start On March 6, at shareholders special general meeting BTA Bank decided to approve the Board of Directors composition in the quantity of 9 people. Thus, the Board of Directors includes Arman Dunaev, Anvar Saidenov, Abai Iskandirov, Kairat Aitekenov. Aidan Karibzhanov, Erlan Tatishev. The Board of Directors independent directors are Konstantin Korischenko, Yurki Talvitie and Ulf Vokurko. The following Board of Directors members authorities are discontinued: Akmaral Ablyazova, Tatyana Paramonova, Talgat Akhsambiev, Erkin Tatischev. In addition, by the shareholder general meeting was it was decided to annul shareholders general meeting decision of January 30, 2009 on the authorized capital increase. We remind that on January 30, 2009 it was decided to increase the number of announced shares in the quantity of 3,088,082 (three million eighty eight thousand two) units of common and preferred shares in the quantity of 1,587,854 (one million five hundred eighty seven thousand four) units. For media contacts: Adil Dossymov, BTA Bank press secretary 8 (727) 266 47 97, 8 707 3457619 e-mail: dosymov@bta.kz Quotation end [2009-03-10]