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RNS Number : 8181B JSC National Atomic Co. Kazatomprom 24 April 2026
AIX: KAP, KAP.Y (GDR)
LSE: KAP (GDR)
24 April 2026, Astana, Kazakhstan
Kazatomprom notifies on the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, dividend
recommendation and Board meeting results
National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom" JSC ("Kazatomprom or the "Company")
announces the results of the regular meeting of the Company's Board of
Directors, which was held on 24 April 2026. The Board of Directors of the
Company made a number of decisions and recommendations, including the date and
form of the Annual General Meeting of the Company's shareholders, the amount
and schedule of dividend distributions for the year 2025, and the approval of
the integrated annual report for the year 2025.
Notice of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Kazatomprom
Kazatomprom, legal address: 17/12 Syganak Street, Nura district, Astana,
Z05T1X3, the Republic of Kazakhstan, hereby notifies Company shareholders of
its in-person Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "AGM") in accordance
with Articles 35-48, 50-52 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Joint
Stock Companies" (the "Law "On Joint Stock Companies"). The AGM is convened at
the initiative of the Board of Directors of Kazatomprom (Minutes No. 6/26
dated 24 April 2026).
The AGM will take place on 26 May 2026 at 10:30 local time (GMT+5) at the
Company's headquarters at the following address: floor 3, 17/12 Syganak
Street, Nura district, Astana, Z05T1X3, the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The registration of shareholders will take place on 26 May 2026 from 09:00
until 10:20 local time (GMT+5) at the AGM venue.
Date and time when a list of shareholders entitled to participate at the AGM
will be compiled: 29 April 2026 at 00:00 local time (GMT+5).
In the absence of quorum, the adjourned Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
of the Company will be convened on 28 May 2026 at 10:30 local time (GMT+5) at
the place of the initial AGM, with the same agenda. The registration of
shareholders will begin on 28 May 2026 at 09:00 local time (GMT+5) and close
at 10:20 local time (GMT+5).
The notice of the upcoming AGM will also be available on the Company's website
in accordance with the Law "On Joint Stock Companies" and the Company's
Charter.
Agenda of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders:
1. Election of the Chairman and the Secretary of the Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders of Kazatomprom.
2. Determining the form of voting of the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders of Kazatomprom.
3. Approval of the agenda of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of
Kazatomprom.
4. Approval of the audited annual financial statements of Kazatomprom
(consolidated and separate) for 2025.
5. Approval of the procedure for the distribution of consolidated net
income for 2025, making a decision on payment of dividends on ordinary shares
and approval of the amount of the dividend per one ordinary share.
6. Information on shareholders' appeals regarding the actions of
Kazatomprom and its officials in 2025 and the results of their consideration.
7. Information on the remuneration of the members of the Board of
Directors and the Management Board of Kazatomprom.
In accordance with sub-clause 1) of clause 4 of Article 43 of the Law "On
Joint Stock Companies", additional items may be included to the agenda of the
AGM if proposed by shareholders who own five or more percent of the Company's
voting shares independently or jointly with other shareholders, or by the
Board of Directors, given that the Company's shareholders are notified of such
additions no later than fifteen days prior to the AGM.
According to clause 4 of Article 44 of the Law "On Joint Stock Companies",
materials on the agenda of the AGM must be ready and available for review by
shareholders no later than ten calendar days before the date of the AGM at the
actual location of the Company.
At the request of the Company's shareholder, materials on the AGM agenda will
be sent within three working days from the date of receipt of such request.
The costs of making copies of documents and delivering documents are borne by
the shareholder. Requests from the Company's shareholders are accepted at the
actual location of the Company in accordance with the procedure established by
the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The order of the AGM
Shareholders or their representatives (collectively, "shareholders")
participating in the AGM must register before the AGM begins. Shareholders
must provide an identity document. Representatives of shareholders must submit
a power of attorney confirming their authority to participate and vote at the
AGM.
· Holders of global depositary receipts can exercise their voting
rights at the AGM using the services of the depository bank (Citibank N.A.) as
a depository. Holders of global depositary receipts have the right to vote at
the General Meetings of Shareholders of Kazatomprom on behalf of the
beneficiary owners with respect to the deposited shares, given that the
identification and other information required by applicable Kazakh
legislation, in relation to the beneficial owners in the Central Securities
Depository is provided through the Depository Bank (Citibank N.A.).
· Shareholder who has not been registered shall not be counted in
determining the quorum and shall not have the right to vote.
· The AGM opens at the stated time, subject to the presence of a
quorum.
· The AGM elects the Chairman and Secretary of the AGM and determines
the form of voting - open or secret (by ballot).
· In accordance with clause 4 of Article 48, clause 1 of Article 50
of the Law "On Joint Stock Companies" and clause 87 of the Charter of Company
voting on the agenda of the AGM is carried out on the principle of "one share
- one vote", with the exception of cumulative voting when electing members of
the Board of Directors and granting each person entitled to vote at the AGM
one vote when electing the Secretary of the AGM.
· The Chairman has no right to interfere with the speeches of persons
entitled to participate in the discussion of the agenda item, except for cases
when such speeches lead to violation of the rules of the AGM procedure or when
the debate on this issue has been terminated.
· The meeting is declared closed only after all items on the agenda
have been considered and decisions on them made.
· In accordance with clause 1 of Article 52 of the Law "On Joint
Stock Companies", the minutes of the AGM are drawn up and signed within three
working days after the closing of the AGM.
Kazatomprom dividend recommendations for the year 2025
Based on the audited financial results for 2025, the Board of Directors of the
Company recommended the dividend per ordinary share (one GDR equals to one
ordinary share) payable for 2025 in the amount of KZT 1,292.27. The total
dividend amount equals to approximately KZT 335.2 billion, which corresponds
to 75% of free cash flow in accordance with the Company's dividend policy. The
decision on dividend distribution is subject to approval by shareholders at
the AGM on 26 May 2026. If approved, the dividend payment for 2025 will
commence on 28 July 2026 to shareholders registered in the shareholders
register as of 27 July 2026, 00:00 local time (GMT+5).
Integrated Annual Report of Kazatomprom for 2025
The Company's Board of Directors approved the Integrated Annual Report (IAR)
of Kazatomprom for the year ended 31 December 2025, prepared in accordance
with the FCA requirements on disclosure and transparency (UKLA's Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules), the requirements of the Astana International
Exchange (AIX), the GRI (the Global Reporting Initiative) sustainability
reporting standards, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) as
well as the internal documents of the Company. In accordance with the
requirements of the listing rules of stock exchanges, the text version of the
IAR will be published on the Company's website on 30 April 2026.
For more information, please contact:
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Inquiries:
Baurzhan Kapan, Acting Corporate Secretary
Tel.: +7 7172 45 82 84
Email: bkapan@kazatomprom.kz
Investor Relations Inquiries:
Botagoz Muldagaliyeva, Director of Investor Relations
Tel.: +7 7172 45 81 80/69
Email: ir@kazatomprom.kz
Public Relations and Media Inquiries:
Daniyar Oralov, Director of Public Relations
Tel.: +7 7172 45 80 63
Email: pr@kazatomprom.kz
About Kazatomprom
Kazatomprom is the world's largest producer of uranium with the Company's
attributable production representing approximately 20% of global primary
uranium production in 2025. The Group benefits from the largest reserve base
in the industry and operates, through its subsidiaries, JVs and Associates, 27
deposits grouped into 14 mining assets. All of the Company's mining operations
are located in Kazakhstan and extract uranium using ISR technology with a
focus on maintaining industry-leading health, safety and environment
standards.
Kazatomprom securities are listed on the London Stock Exchange and Astana
International Exchange. Kazatomprom is the national atomic company in the
Republic of Kazakhstan. The Group's primary customers are operators of nuclear
power plants, and the principal export markets for the Group's products are
countries in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The Group sells uranium and
uranium products under long-term contracts, short-term contracts as well as in
the spot market, directly from its headquarters in Astana, Kazakhstan, and
through its Switzerland-based trading subsidiary, TH Kazakatom AG (THK).
For more information, please see the Company website at www.kazatomprom.kz
(https://www.kazatomprom.kz) .
Forward-looking statements
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communication or document are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements give the Company's current expectations and projections relating to
its financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future
performance and business. These statements may include, without limitation,
any statements preceded by, followed by or including words such as "target,"
"believe," "expect," "aim," "intend," "may," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan,"
"project," "will," "can have," "likely," "should," "would," "could" and other
words and terms of similar meaning or the negative thereof. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other important factors beyond the Company's control that could cause the
Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from the expected results, performance or achievements expressed or
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are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Company's present and future
business strategies and the environment in which it will operate in the
future.
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NUMBER OF ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS AND IS SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT
ECONOMIC AND COMPETITIVE UNCERTAINTY AND OTHER CONTINGENCIES, NONE OF WHICH
CAN BE PREDICTED WITH ANY CERTAINTY AND SOME OF WHICH ARE BEYOND THE CONTROL
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