Freedom Finance relinquishes status of market-maker on KASE for common shares RU0009029540 (RU_SBER) of Sberbank PJSC and RU000A0JP5V6 (RU_VTBR) of VTB Bank (PJSC)

/KASE, March 4, 2022/ – By a decision of the Management Board of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), as of March 4, 2022, Freedom Finance JSC (Almaty) has been released from its duties as a market-maker on KASE for the following common shares: - RU0009029540 (KASE main market, category "premium", RU_SBER) of Sberbank PJSC (Russia); - RU000A0JP5V6 (KASE main market, category "premium", RU_VTBR) of VTB Bank (PJSC) (Russia). This decision was made in accordance with article 3 of KASE's internal document "Rules of market-makers' activities" due to the market-maker's voluntary relinquishment of the specified status. [2022-03-04]