Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan announces signing agreement with China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited and China Shuangwei Investment Co., Ltd. on selling 60 % of shares of Altyn Bank (subsidiary bank of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan)

07.06.17 18:29
/KASE, June 7, 2017/ – Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (Almaty), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press release of June 7, 2017: quote JSC "Halyk Bank" ("Halyk Bank") has entered into an agreement with China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited ("CITIC Bank") and China Shuangwei Investment Co., Ltd. ("Shuangwei") (collectively, "the Purchasers") in relation to the sale of 60% of the share capital in JSC "Altyn Bank" (SB of JSC "Halyk Bank") (the "Company"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Halyk Bank (the "Transaction"). The Transaction is expected to complete during second half of 2017. Following the completion of the Transaction, Halyk Bank will remain a 40% shareholder of the Company and will have certain rights under a shareholders' agreement with the Purchasers in relation to the Company, its governance and certain other provisions, which will come into force on completion. unquote The full press release is available on KASE website http://www.kase.kz/files/emitters/HSBK/hsbk_reliz_070617_eng.pdf [2017-06-07]