Regulatory disclosure and releases

Board Changes

Air Astana Joint Stock Company (the "Company") announces changes to the Board of Directors of the Company following the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on 30 May 2024.

According to the previously announced plans, as provided for in the Prospectus of the Company published before the IPO of the Company in February 2024, the Non-Executive Director, representative of shareholder BAE Systems (Kazakhstan) Limited, Mr. Myles St John Westcott, has stepped down from the Board of Directors of the Company effective from 30 May 2024.

Concurrently, Diyas Assanov has been appointed as an Independent Director, effective from 31 May 2024.

During the last three years, Mr. Assanov has served in the role of the General Director of the Siemens Regional company in Kazakhstan, focusing on its Digital Industries and Smart Infrastructure businesses. Prior to that, he was the General Counsel of Siemens Energy, Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Mr. Assanov holds a Bachelor’s degree in international relations from United States Military Academy at West Point and a Bachelor’s degree in international law from M.S. Narikbayev University of KAZGUU, Kazakhstan.

Commenting on the Board changes, Mr. Nurlan Zhakupov, Chairman of the Board, said: “We would like to welcome Mr. Assanov to the Board. His extensive experience in engineering, transport and communications will be instrumental in supporting the Company’s next stage of development, particularly in our continued digitalisation plan.

On behalf of the Board, management team and staff of the airline, I would also like to thank Mr. Westcott for his huge support of and contribution to the success of the Group over the last six years. Mr. Westcott has been a most valuable member of the Board of Directors.”

The current updated composition of the Board of Directors is as follows:
1. Mr. Nurlan Zhakupov - Chairman of the Board of Directors (Samruk-Kazyna JSC);
2. Mr. Aidar Ryskulov - Member of the Board of Directors (Samruk-Kazyna JSC);
3. Mr. Simon Wood - Member of the Board of Directors (BAE Systems);
4. Mr. Peter Foster - Member of the Board of Directors (CEO, Air Astana JSC);
5. Mr. Yeldar Abdrazakov - Independent Director;
6. Mrs. Janet Heckman - Independent Director;
7. Mr. Garry Kingshott - Independent Director;
8. Mr. Keith Gaebel - Independent Director;
9. Mr. Diyas Assanov - Independent Director.

Results of 2024 AGM

Air Astana Joint Stock Company (the "Company") announces that the following resolutions were duly passed at its Annual General Meeting on 30 May 2024.

1. To elect the counting commission of Air Astana JSC as follows:
(i) to determine that the number of members of the counting commission of Air Astana JSC shall be 6 (six) persons; and
(ii) to elect the following persons as members of the counting commission of Air Astana JSC for the period ending 1 June 2025:
1. Irina Martinez, Head of Investor Relations, Air Astana JSC;
2. Altynay Turebekova, Senior Manager, Investor Relations, Air Astana JSC;
3. Zhanar Naizabekova, Vice President on Legal Affairs / General Legal Counsel, Air Astana JSC;
4. Zhanat Zhandossov, Manager on Government and Corporate issues, Air Astana JSC;
5. Tatyana Kotenyova, Senior Manager on Corporate Governance and Reporting, Air Astana JSC;
6. Aliya Zhumagulova, Manager, Board of Directors, Air Astana JSC.

2. To approve the consolidated and separate annual financial statements of Air Astana JSC for the year ended 31 December 2023.

3.1 To pay no dividends on Air Astana JSC shares for the year 2023.
3.2 To keep at Air Astana JSC disposal thirty billion seven hundred and thirty nine million seventy four thousand tenge or 100% of the net income of Air Astana JSC for the year 2023.
3.3 The Сhief Executive Officer of Air Astana JSC to take in the established order all required measures for implementation of the present decision.

4.1 To take into consideration the resignation of Mr. Myles St John Westcott, the member of the Board of Directors of the Company, representative of shareholder BAE Systems (Kazakhstan) Limited effective from 30 May 2024.
4.2 To elect Mr. Assanov Diyas as the member of the Board of Directors - Independent Director of the Company effective from 31 May 2024.
4.3 The term of office of Mr. Assanov Diyas as the member of the Board of Directors - Independent Director of the Company shall expire concurrently with that of the Board of Directors of the Company elected by the decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company dated 09 February 2024 (Minutes №195).
4.4 To establish the amount and terms of remuneration and compensations to the member of the Board of Directors - Independent Director Assanov Diyas, as adopted by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company on 09 February 2024 (Minutes No.195).
4.5 The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company to sign, in an established manner, the contract with the Independent Director of the Company Mr. Assanov Diyas from 31 May 2024 till the election of the next composition of the Board of Directors of the Company by the General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company.

5. To take into account the information that in 2023 the Company did not receive shareholders’ appeals against the actions of Air Astana JSC and its officers.

6. To take into account the information about the amount and composition of the remuneration for the members of the Board of Directors and Executive Body of Air Astana JSC.

Transactions in Own Securities: Regular Announcement

Air Astana JSC announces that between 22 May 2024 and 27 May 2024, it has purchased ordinary shares of the Company and global depositary receipts representing Shares through JSC "Halyk Finance" pursuant to the buyback programme announced on 30 April 2024

Transactions in Own Securities: Regular Announcement

Air Astana JSC announces that between 14 May 2024 and 21 May 2024, it has purchased ordinary shares of the Company and global depositary receipts representing Shares through JSC "Halyk Finance" pursuant to the buyback programme announced on 30 April 2024

Extension of Share and GDR Repurchase Programme to the London Stock Exchange

Air Astana JSC (the "Company") announces that, pursuant to the decision of the Board of Directors of the Company taken on 14 May 2024, the buyback programme to purchase ordinary shares of the Company ("Shares") and global depositary receipts representing Shares ("GDRs") (the "Programme”) has been extended to the London Stock Exchange ("LSE"), in addition to the JSC "Kazakhstan Stock Exchange" ("KASE") and the Astana International Exchange ("AIX") as announced on 30 April 2024.