Demand of Air Astana JSC for disclosure of information on nationality of shareholders

Air Astana Joint Stock Company (Air Astana), based on the provisions of Article 74-1 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 339-IV “On the Use of the Airspace of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Aviation Activity” dated 15 July 2010 (the Aviation Law) and Article 8.1 of the Charter of the Company, by means of delivering (publishing) this demand, hereby requests each person (Shareholder) holding, as of 30 April 2024, the common shares of AirAstana and/or the global depositary receipts representing common shares of AirAstana to provide AirAstana with information as to the citizenship (country of incorporation) of the Shareholder itself, as well as the citizenship of the ultimate owners exercising effective control over such Shareholder, in accordance with the form “Information on Shareholder and its Ultimate Owners” attached to this demand (Nationality Information).[1]

An illustrative example for filling in the form “Information on Shareholder and its Ultimate Owners” is available on the website of the Company: Example of the filled form

The Shareholder must provide Air Astana with the Nationality Information not later than 24 May 2024 in the Kazakh or Russian or English language by sending the Nationality Information to the following email address of Air Astana: investor.relations@airastana.com

Air Astana hereby reminds that, in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 4 and 5 of Article 74-1 of the Aviation Law, as well as Articles 8.8 and 8.9 of the Charter of Air Astana:

in the event of partial or complete failure by the Shareholder to provide the Nationality Information, such Shareholder: (1) is not counted towards the quorum of the General Shareholders’ Meeting of Air Astana (the GSM); and (2) is not entitled to take part in voting and/or discussion of matters considered by the GSM;

in the event the Shareholder provides false information which is discovered after adoption of the relevant decision by the GSM: (1) if that decision was voted for by the majority of voting shares (without taking into account the voting shares of the Shareholder who provided the false information), the decision of the GSM is considered to be adopted without taking into account the votes of the specified Shareholder, subject to meeting the requirements for a quorum; and (2) if the vote of the Shareholder who provided the false information was a casting vote, such circumstance is a ground for invalidation of the respective decision of the GSM.

For any questions related to this demand, please contact Air Astana at the following email address: investor.relations@airastana.com

The form “Information on Shareholder and its Ultimate Owners”: Attachment

[1] Air Astana reserves the right to obtain the partial or full Nationality Information using the infrastructure of Central Securities Depository Joint-stock Company, if and when such possibility exists. However, this right of Air Astana does not exempt the Shareholder from fulfilling this demand.

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