Commentary & Deal Flow

JSC DEVELOPMENT BANK OF KAZAKHSTAN ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS OF THE OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH IN U.S. DOLLARS ANY AND ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING 5.75% NOTES DUE 2025

23 April 2025 - On 25 March 2025, JSC Development Bank of Kazakhstan (the "Offeror"), a joint stock company organised in the Republic of Kazakhstan, announced the launch of its offer to purchase for cash any and all of the outstanding 5.75% Notes due 2025 (the "Notes") issued by the Offeror (the "Tender Offer") from each Holder (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated 25 March 2025 (the "Offer to Purchase"). Capitalised terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set out in the Offer to Purchase.

The Offeror made the Tender Offer in combination with an offering of U.S. Dollar-denominated Eurobonds issued under the Offeror's medium term note programme (the "New USD Notes" and the offering of the New USD Notes, the "New USD Notes Offering"). The New USD Notes Offering closed on 7 April 2025. The proceeds from the New USD Notes Offering were partially used to fund the Tender Offer.

Early Tender Results

As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on 7 April 2025 (the "Early Tender Participation Deadline"), U.S.$14,400,000 in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes had been validly tendered and not withdrawn.

On 9 April 2025 (the "Early Settlement Date"), the Offeror accepted for purchase all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn as at the Early Tender Participation Deadline.

Final Results

The Tender Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on 22 April 2025 (the "Expiration Deadline"). As of the Expiration Deadline, no additional Notes had been tendered since the Early Tender Participation Deadline, and the Offeror had not accepted any additional Notes for purchase. Accordingly, as of the Expiration Deadline, the remaining outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes was U.S.$310,746,000.

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The Offeror retained Citigroup Global Markets Limited, JSC Halyk Finance, J.P. Morgan Securities plc and Société Générale to act as Dealer Managers for the Tender Offer and Sodali & Co Ltd., to act as Information and Tender Agent for the Tender Offer.

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