ANNOUNCEMENT: Press-conference on assignment of rating to Halyk Bank's subsidiary Accumulative pension fund of Halyl Bank of Kazakhstan to be held July 13

/KASE, July 12, 10/ - Halyk Bank's subsidiary Accumulative pension fund of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan (Almaty), a stock market member of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided KASE with a statement: Quotation begins Herewith we are inviting you to the press-conference devoted to the first assignment of the rating to the pension fund. Speakers: Alexey KIM, executive director of APF of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan Igor NUJDIN, general director of rating agency Expert RA Kazakhstan Arman ZHAKHIN, rating expert Expert RA Kazakhstan Welcome July 13, at 15:00 at: 96/98 Zheltoksan/Gogol streets Kindest Regards, Pavel Ponomarenco PR-service APF Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan 96/98 Zheltoksan ave., Almaty tel.: + 7(727) 239-70-83 ext. 1146 cell.: +7 777 249 4119 Ends [2010-07-12]