SERIES OF MEETINGS FOR PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS FROM EUROPE AND ASIA UNDER PROPOSED OFFERING OF EASTCOMTRANS (KAZAKHSTAN) INTERNATIONAL BONDS BEGINS ON APRIL 3

/KASE, April 3, 13/ – JSC "Kazkommerts Securities" (Subsidiary organization of JSC "Kazkommertsbank") (Almaty), a member of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), today provided KASE with the following communiqué: quote LLP "Eastcomtrans" is a major private railways operator in Kazakhstan rated at В3 (stable – in Moody’s opinion) and В (stable – according to Fitch) has authorized BNP PARIBAS and HSBC to organize a series of meetings with investors in Europe and Asia beginning from April 3, 2013. Under appropriate market circumstances this may lead to an offering of securities of the said company denominated in US dollars regulated by Rule S the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. This situation is subject to stabilization strategy provided by FSA/ICMA. With queries and for additional information please turn to representatives of Kazkommerts Securities (SO JSC "Kazkommertsbank"), the local lead-manager of the proposed Eurobond issue: Andrei Lyu (tel. +7 (727) 244 65 05, fax +7 (727) 244 65 06, e-mail: AndreyLyu@kazks.kz; Olga Filatova (tel. +7 (727) 244 65 08, fax +7 (727) 244 65 06, e-mail: OFilatova@kazks.kz; Laura Duysenaeva (tel. +7 (727) 244 65 05, fax +7 (727) 244 65 06 e-mail: Laura@kazks.kz). This communication or its copies is not for distribution directly or indirectly in the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan. This document is not an offer or part of an offer or invitation to sale or any invitation to sale or subscription; not any single aspect of this information, nor the fact of its distribution is part of any contract. The offer and distribution of this communication and other information with regard to listing and offer in certain jurisdictions can be restricted by law; persons who obtained any document or other information indicated in this document should get familiar with and meet such restrictions. Non-compliance with such restrictions may pose violation of acts on securities of any such jurisdiction. This communication is not an offer for sale of any securities in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States or on account of or in favour of citizens of the US (as determined in Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act. The issuer has not registered nor does he propose to register any part of any offer in the US or publicly offer any securities in the United States. This communication is being distributed to and is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) persons who are investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2005 (Financial Promotion) Order 2000 (with changes) (the "Order") and (iii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2) (a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment activity to which this communication relates will only be available to and will only be engaged with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this communication or any of its contents. This communication is distributed in any member-state of the European economic community which applies directive 2003/71/EC (this Directive together with any applicable measures in any member-state, "Directive on prospectuses"), only to persons being investment professionals for purposes of the Directive on prospectuses in such member-state and other persons to whom this document may be addressed on legal grounds and neither person not being an appropriate person cannot rely on this document or content hereof. unquote [2013-04-03]