REG - JSC NAC Kazatomprom - Notice of EGM of Kazatomprom

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RNS Number : 4648W  JSC National Atomic Co. Kazatomprom  18 August 2022

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Currency: KZT (₸), if other not specified

 

 

18 August 2022, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Kazatomprom

National Atomic Company Kazatomprom Joint Stock Company (hereinafter - "the
Company" or "Kazatomprom"), location: 17/12, Syganak street, Nur-Sultan,
Z05T1X3, the Republic of Kazakhstan hereby notifies its shareholders of
holding an extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of NAC Kazatomprom
JSC (hereinafter - the "Meeting") in absentia in accordance with Articles
35-41, 43-47, 49-52 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 13 May 2003
No. 415-II "On Joint Stock Companies" (hereinafter - the Law "On Joint Stock
Companies"). The initiator of the Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders is the Board of Directors of the Company (decision dated 18
August 2022, Minutes No. 7/22).

 

Agenda of the extraordinary General meeting of shareholders

1.  On the determination of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as an audit
organization, that audits the consolidated and separate financial statements
of NAC Kazatomprom JSC under IFRS for 2023 and 2024.

The Company selected an audit organization to audit the consolidated and
separate financial statements of NAC Kazatomprom JSC under IFRS for 2023 and
2024, by efforts of a Single Commission for selection an audit organization
for NAC Kazatomprom JSC and a number of its significant organizations
(hereinafter - Single Commission), which is the advisory body of the Company.

Based on the results of the Audit Organization Selection Procedure, the Single
Commission decided to recommend to the Authorized bodies of NAC Kazatomprom
JSC to identify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as an audit organization for
auditing financial statements for 2023 and 2024.

Start date of the provision of ballots for counting the results of absentee
voting is 26 September 2022.

Closing date for accepting ballots for counting the results of absentee voting
is 3 October 2022, until 18:00 (Nur-Sultan time).

The date of counting the results of absentee voting is 4 October 2022, until
18:00 (Nur-Sultan time).

The date and time of drawing up the list of shareholders entitled to
participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the
Company is 1 September 2022 at 00:00 (Nur-Sultan time).

Materials on the agenda of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
of the Company will be ready and available to shareholders no later than 10
days before the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of
the Company, in the building of NAC Kazatomprom JSC at: Office No.11, 18th
floor, 17/12 building, Syganak street, Yessil district, Nur-Sultan, Z05T1X3,
the Republic of Kazakhstan on business days from 9:00 to 18:00 (Nur-Sultan
time). If there is a request from a shareholder of the Company materials on
the agenda of the extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company
will be sent to this shareholder within 3 (three) working days from the date
of receipt of the request, while the costs for making copies of documents and
its delivery are borne by the shareholder. Shareholders' requests are accepted
at the actual address of the Company in accordance with the procedure
established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The notice of the upcoming Meeting, as well as the ballot for absentee voting
will be available on the Company's Internet resource in accordance with the
law "On Joint Stock Companies" and the Company's Charter.

We hereby invite shareholders to familiarize themselves with the following
procedure for holding the Meeting:

·    Shareholders voting by sending a ballot for absentee voting must
indicate the surname, first name, patronymic/ name of the legal entity, the
number of voting shares and choose one of the voting options.

·    An absentee ballot shall be signed by a shareholder - an individual
(a representative of a shareholder - an individual), who shall indicate
his/her identity document (ID / passport number, date of issue, issuing
authority, and individual identification number (IIN)). A shareholder shall
also provide a copy of his/her identity document.

·    Absentee voting ballot of a shareholder - a legal entity shall be
signed by its CEO (a representative of a shareholder- legal entity).

·      A ballot, which is not signed, by a shareholder - an individual,
or the CEO of a shareholder- a legal entity or a representative of a
shareholder - an individual, or a representative of a shareholder - legal
entity shall be deemed invalid.

·      Only one voting option shall be marked in the ballot.

·     The ballot for absentee voting must be received by NAC Kazatomprom
JSC or provided on a hard copy to the office of NAC Kazatomprom JSC at: 17/12-
Syganak Street, Yessil district, Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Z05T1X3,
by 18:00, on 3 October 2022.

·     In case of signing a ballot for absentee voting by the
representative of the shareholder, the ballot for absentee voting is followed
by the copy of power of attorney or other document confirming the powers of
the shareholder's representative.

·     For votes counting, only those votes on the agenda items are
counted where a shareholder (a representative of a shareholder) followed the
voting procedure prescribed in the ballot, and only one of the voting options
was marked.

·     The General Meeting of Shareholders of NAC Kazatomprom JSC may
consider and make decisions on the agenda items only if the shareholders
(representatives of shareholders), included in the list of shareholders
entitled to participate and vote, and owning in total fifty or more percent of
voting shares of the Company, were registered as of the period or on the
closing date for submission of ballots.

·    The list of NAC Kazatomprom JSC shareholders entitled to participate
and vote at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders of NAC Kazatomprom JSC
is compiled by the Central Securities Depository JSC based on the data of NAC
Kazatomprom JSC shareholders register system.

·    If, after compiling a list of shareholders entitled to participate
and vote at the General Meeting of Shareholders, a person included in such a
list alienated his/her voting shares, the right to participate in the General
Meeting of Shareholders is transferred to a new shareholder. In this case,
documents confirming the ownership of shares shall be submitted.

·    NAC Kazatomprom JSC shareholder has the right to participate in the
management of the Company in accordance with the procedure provided for by the
Law "On Joint Stock Companies" and (or) the Company's Charter.

·      Holders of Global Depositary Receipts have the right to vote at
the General Meetings of Shareholders of NAC Kazatomprom JSC on behalf of the
beneficiary owners with respect to the deposited shares, given that the
identification and other information required by applicable Kazakhstan
legislation, in relation to the beneficial owners in the Central Securities
Depository JSC is provided through the Depositary (Citibank N.A.).

 

For further information, please contact:

Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Inquiries

Maira Tnymbergenova, Corporate Secretary

Tel: +7 7172 45 81 63

Email: mtnymbergenova@kazatomprom.kz

Kazatomprom Investor Relations Inquiries

Cory Kos, International Adviser, Investor Relations

Botagoz Muldagaliyeva, Director of Investor Relations

Tel: +7 (8) 7172 45 81 80

Email: ir@kazatomprom.kz

Kazatomprom Public Relations and Media Inquiries

Gazhaiyp Kumisbek, Chief Expert of GR & PR Department

Tel: +7 (8) 7172 45 80 63

Email: pr@kazatomprom.kz

A copy of this announcement will be available at www.kazatomprom.kz.

About Kazatomprom

Kazatomprom is the largest uranium producer in the world with natural uranium
production in proportion to the Company's participatory interest in the amount
of about 24% of the total global primary uranium production in 2021. The group
has the largest uranium reserve base in the industry. Kazatomprom, together
with subsidiaries, affiliates and joint organizations, is developing 26
deposits combined into 14 uranium-mining enterprises. All uranium mining
enterprises are located on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and
when mine uranium use in-situ recovery technology, paying particular attention
to best HSE practices and means (ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certified).

Kazatomprom's securities are listed on the London Stock Exchange, the Astana
International Exchange and the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange. Kazatomprom is the
National Atomic Company of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the main customers
of the group are operators of nuclear generating capacities, and the main
export markets for products are China, South and East Asia, North America and
Europe. The Group sells uranium and uranium products under long-term and
short-term contracts, as well as on the spot market directly from its
corporate centre in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, as well as through a trading
subsidiary in Switzerland, Trading House KazakAtom (THK).

For more information, please, visit our website http://www.kazatomprom.kz

Statements for the Future

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this
message or document are statements regarding the future. Statements regarding
the future reflect the Company's current expectations and estimates regarding
its financial condition, results of operations, plans, goals, future results
and activities. Such statements may include, but are not limited to,
statements before which, after which or where words such as "goal", "believe",
"expect", "intend", "possibly", "anticipate", "evaluate",
"plan","project","will","may","probably", "should","may" and other words and
terms of a similar meaning or their negative forms are used.

Such statements regarding the future include known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other important factors beyond the control of the Company,
which may lead to the fact that the actual results, indicators or achievements
of the Company will significantly differ from the expected results, indicators
or achievements expressed or implied by such statements regarding the future.
Such statements regarding the future are based on numerous assumptions
regarding the current and future business strategy of the Company and the
conditions in which it will operate in the future.

INFORMATION ON THE ESTIMATES CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE BASED ON SEVERAL
ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS AND ARE SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC AND
COMPETITIVE UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER CONVENTIONALITIES, NONE OF WHICH CAN NOT
BE PREDICTED WITH CERTAINTY AND SOME OF WHICH ARE OUTSIDE OF THE COMPANY'S
CONTROL. THERE CAN NOT BE ANY WARRANTY THAT THE ESTIMATES WILL BE REALIZED AND
THE ACTUAL RESULTS MAY BE ABOVE OR BELOW THAN SPECIFIED. NONE OF THE COMPANY -
NO SHAREHOLDERS, NO DIRECTORS, NO OFFICERS, NO EMPLOYEES, NO CONSULTANTS, NO
AFFILIATES NOR ANY REPRESENTATIVES OR AFFILIATES LISTED ABOVE BEAR
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE ESTIMATES PRESENTED IN THIS DOCUMENT.

The information contained in this message or document, including, but not
limited to, statements regarding the future, is applicable only as of the date
of this document and is not intended to provide any guarantees regarding
future results The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to disseminate
updates or changes to such information, including financial data or
forward-looking statements, and will not publicly release any changes that it
may make to information arising from changes in the Company's expectations,
changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which such statements
regarding the future are based, or in other events or circumstances arising
after the date of this document.

 

 

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