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| | Brief vom Chairman auf deutsch: hier klicken. 
Dear Shareholder,
I am pleased to invite you to the Company's Annual General Meeting, which will be held at 10:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday July 8, 2009, in Thalwil, near Zurich, Switzerland. The meeting will be conducted in English although there will be limited German translation facilities available at the venue.
BUSINESS OF THE MEETING
The business to be conducted at the meeting is listed in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which, together with our Proxy Statement, provides comprehensive information about each of the resolutions. This Notice of Annual Meeting, together with our Proxy Statement and other shareholder meeting materials can be viewed at http://www.manaspete.com/s/AGM.asp.
DIRECTORS
I would like in particular to bring to your attention Resolution Number 1, which lists management's nominees for election to the Board of Directors. You will see that Alexander Becker, who has served us well as our Director of New Ventures and is one of the founders of our company, has decided not to run for re-election and that his name is not included on the list of nominees. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Becker for his service to our company. Mr. Becker has been spearheading the acquisition and development of our Central Asian assets, which we believe are the fundament of our company. Even though he will no longer be a director of our company, Mr. Becker has agreed to continue to support us in developing our Central Asian assets on a consulting basis. We have nominated Mr. Erik Herlyn, who has been our Chief Executive Officer since February 1, 2009 and was our Chief Operating Officer before that, for election to the Board of Directors in place of Mr. Becker. Mr. Herlyn has played a major role in the transformation process of Manas during the past month.
Please see the biographical details of each Director and nominee on our website.
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
The Annual General Meeting provides an opportunity for you to ask questions about the business set out in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and to raise other matters about the business of the Company that properly come before the meeting. As Chairman of the Meeting, I will endeavour to ensure that discussions are kept relevant and that as many shareholders as possible have the opportunity to speak.
VOTING
As is described in the meeting materials, shareholders well have one vote for every share they hold. Even if you are not able to come to the meeting, I would urge you to vote by following the guidance notes set out in the proxy statement.
Heinz Scholz
Chairman of the Board
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