Debt securities issued decreased by 39.2% compared to YE 2020 as a result of full prepayment of Bank's Eurobonds on 1 March 2021 and due to timely and full redemption of the Bank's Eurobonds on 28 January 2021. As at the date of this press-release, the Bank's debt securities portfolio was as follows:


Description of the security                         Nominal amount outstanding Interest rate Maturity Date 
 
Local bonds                                         KZT 100 bn                 7.5% p.a.     November 2024 
Local bonds                                         KZT 131.7 bn               7.5% p.a.     February 2025 
Local bonds                                         KZT 93.6 bn                8.75% p.a.    January 2022 
Subordinated coupon bonds                           KZT 101.1 bn               9.5% p.a.     October 2025 
Local bonds listed at Astana International Exchange USD 183 mln                3.0% p.a.     April 2022 

As at the end of 1Q 2021, total equity increased by 6.0% compared with the YE 2020.

The Bank's capital adequacy ratios were as follows*:


                31-Mar-21 31-Dec-20 30-Sep-20 30-Jun-20 31-Mar-20 
 
Capital adequacy ratios, unconsolidated: 
Halyk Bank 
k1-1            24.0%     23.7%     22.4%     25.9%     22.5% 
k1-2            24.0%     23.7%     22.4%     25.9%     22.5% 
k2              25.3%     25.1%     24.4%     27.9%     24.4% 
 
Capital adequacy ratios, consolidated: 
CET 1           24.9%     24.4%     22.8%     25.2%     20.6% 
Tier 1 capital  24.9%     24.4%     22.8%     25.2%     20.6% 
Total capital   26.0%     25.5%     24.3%     26.7%     21.9% 

* minimum capital regulatory adequacy requirements: k1 ­- 8.5%, k1-2 - 9.5% and k2 - 11%, including conservation buffer of 2% and systemic buffer of 1% for each of these ratios.

The consolidated financial information for three months ended 31 March 2021, including the notes attached thereto, are available on Halyk Bank's website: http://halykbank.com/financial-results

A 1Q 2021 results webcast will be hosted at 2:00 p.m. London time/9:00 a.m. EST on Monday, 17 May 2021. A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed via Zoom link after the registration. The registration is open until 17 May, 2021 (including), for the registration please click here.

About Halyk Bank

Halyk Bank is Kazakhstan's leading financial services group, operating across a variety of segments, including retail, SME & corporate banking, insurance, leasing, brokerage and asset management. Halyk Bank has been listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange since 1998, on the London Stock Exchange since 2006 and Astana International Exchange since October 2019.

With total assets of KZT 10,389.6 bn as at 31 March 2021, Halyk Bank is Kazakhstan's leading lender. The Bank has the largest customer base and broadest branch network in Kazakhstan, with 600 branches and outlets across the country. The Bank operates in Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

For more information on Halyk Bank, please visit https://www.halykbank.com

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For further information, please contact:


 
Halyk Bank 
 
 
 
                    +7 727 259 04 30 
Mira Kassenova 
                    MiraK@halykbank.kz 
 
 
                    +7 727 259 04 53 
Margulan Tanirtayev 
                    Margulant@halykbank.kz 
 
 
                    +7 727 330 16 77 
Nurgul Mukhadi 
                    NyrgylMy@halykbank.kz ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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