KAZKOMMERTSBANK BUYS BACK FROM K. RAKISHEV 304.2 BN COMMON SHARES KZ1C34920013 (KZ000A0KFFC1, BTAS) OF BTA BANK AT KZT0.24162 PER SHARE AND SELLS TO K. RAKISHEV 127.8 MLN OWN COMMON SHARES AT KZT575.2 PER SHARE

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/KASE, March 3, 15/ – Kazkommertsbank JSC (Almaty), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press-release: quote Kazkommertsbank JSC and BTA Bank JSC continue implementing integration model approved by the general meetings of shareholders of both banks on December 26, 2014. Kazkommertsbank JSC has acquired 304,187,299,781 common shares of BTA Bank at a price of 0.24162 tenge per share from Kenes Rakishev. As a result, KKB’s holding in BTA increased from 47.415% to 94.83%. This, together with the shares of Samruk-Kazyna National Wealth Fund JSC in the trust management of KKB (4.26%) provides KKB with 99.09% of the voting rights in BTA. In addition, Kenes Rakishev purchased 127,777,704 common shares of KKB at a price of 575.2 tenge per share under the share offering agreement announced earlier and became a new major shareholder of Kazkommertsbank having received all regulatory authorizations. unquote The full version of the press-release is available on KASE website in Russian at http://www.kase.kz/files/emitters/KKGB/kkgb_reliz_030315.pdf [2015-03-03]