Special Stockholders meeting held

The key goal of the share issue is to increase the capitalization of the Company, enabling it to expand its business and strengthen its market position in future.

As a result of taking such decision be the shareholders, one of the largest shareholders, the municipality of Astana, will exercise its preemption right. Due to purchasing the new issue shares by the municipality, its share will remain later on at the level, permitting to participate in the projects, focused on the development of the economy of Astana City.

These expectancies show a high degree of trust on the part of Astana local municipality to Astana Finances activities. It should be noted that the capitals municipality was at the very beginning of the Companys foundation, having become its first founder. In 1997, the Company was founded with the view of the development of the new capitals economy, and for this time the Company has proven its primordial purpose, investing actively in the development of service market, civil engineering, small-scale businesses etc.

The municipalitys active support and effective management have brought the Company to the new development stage, making it a full participant in the organized stock market of Kazakhstan. For the last four years, AFs shares and bonds have been listed in the top category of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE). Moodys Investors Service, the international rating agency, evaluated the Companys activities by assigning it in March 2001 the issue rating at Ba1 level - stable outlook, and confirmed the same rating in July 2004.

For the passed period, Astana Finance has found both Kazakhstani and foreign business partners, with whom it maintains stable and trust relationships, implements a number of joint investment projects with foreign banks and financial institutions such as Sachsen Landesbank, Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG, and Deere Credit.

Nowadays, Astana Finance JSC has its subsidiaries and branches in four regions of Kazakhstan – Astana, Almaty, Atyrau and Uralsk. The Company is planning to expand its presence in the other regions of Kazakhstan as well.

The year 2004 was marked for the Company with the implementation of one of its largest projects, being a significant contribution to the realization of public policy in the sphere of industrial and innovation development, residential construction, and development of domestic construction materials market. Thus, in Astana a new for Kazakhstan market aerated concrete plant was put into operation, having proved the domestic brand "ecoblock". Using this material will significantly reduce the cost of construction and dependence on import of construction materials, and upgrade the buildings erected.

The Astana Finance management notes with thanks that the shareholders decision taken on December 23, 2004 is the logical continuation of the 1999 decision of the sole shareholder, the municipality, regarding the Companys incorporation, which facilitated upgrading its appeal and liquidity, meeting the requirements of the time and needs of Kazakhstani market. The strategically important decision taken by the shareholders regarding the increase of the shares volume, as well as the intention of the Companys major shareholder, the municipality of Astana, to support its share later on, represent the striking examples of implementation of objectives set by the President of our country Nursultan Nazarbayev at the IV Congress of Financiers and in his messages to the people of Kazakhstan, and correspond to governmental Equity Market Development Program adopted recently. In compliance with the objectives of increasing the capitalization of the banking and non-banking institutions, and respectively increasing their assets, taking into account that the Companys securities have circulated in the stock market for a long time, Astana Finance counts on further improving the appeal and liquidity of its securities.

Astana-Finance JSC Made Donations to Children’s Fund "Ymit Nadezhda"

In anticipation of the International Children's Day Astana Finance JSC following principles of humanism, ideals of goodness and justice made donations to Children’s Charity Fund "Ymit-Nadezhda" in Kokshetau.

Appointment of new Management Board

For immediate release: JSC Astana Finance (the Company) wishes to announce the appointment of the following members of the Management Board of the Company with effect from 5 May 2010:

Management bodies of "Astana-Finance" JSC subsidiaries underwent changes

May 5, 2010 saw the meeting of the Board of Directors of "Astana-Finance" JSC (hereinafter - the "Company") on which the decision on staff changes in the management bodies of subsidiaries was taken.

INFORMATION STATEMENT Notification of Holding Extraordinary General Meeting of "Astana – Finance" JSC Shareholders

The Board of Directors of "Astana – Finance" JSC (further – the "Company") situated at the following address: 010000, the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, 12 Bigeldinov str., has taken a decision on holding an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of "Astana – Finance" JSC with the following agenda: Composition of the Board of Directors of "Astana – Finance" JSC.

Bank-Conglomerate Astana Finance signed a multilateral agreement with FSA

FSA signed an agreement with the members of Bank-Conglomerate Astana Finance

updated 09.12.2008