Exploration Production KazMunaiGas JSC (Kazakhstan) provided KASE with extract from shareholders registers system complied as of January 1, 2006

/KASE, March 6, 06/ - Exploration Production KazMunaiGas JSC (Astana), whose shares are included in Kazakhstan stock exchange's (KASE) official "A" listing category, has presented to KASE the extract from shareholders registers system complied as of January 1, 2006. The company's registrar is FONDOVYI CENTER JSC (Almaty). According to the extract as of January 1, 2006 total number of announced common shares of Exploration Production KazMunaiGas JSC KZ1C51460018 was 70,220,935, preferred KZ1P51460114 - 4,136,107. Common shares in number 43,051,132 are floated among 12 holders, preferred are fully floated among 31,847 holders. In the company's emission account were 27,169,803 shares, in reemission account - 18,408 shares. As of the above date the company's 42,132,561 shares (89.32% from total number of floated shares) were owned by National company KazMunaiGas JSC (Astana), other holders of five and more percents of floated shares Exploration Production KazMunaiGas JSC did not have. [2006-03-09]