Exploration Extraction KazMunayGas JSC has notified KASE of issuing 4,083,012 common shares by means of realization of the pre-emption right by its shareholders

/KASE, September 7, 06/ - Exploration Extraction KazMunayGas JSC (Astana), whose common shares were included in Kazakhstan stock exchange's (KASE) official "А" listing category, on July 28, 2006 has notified its shareholders of the right of pre-emption of company's offered common shares on the following terms: - the number of offered common shares - 27,169,803; - the ratio of the number of offered shares (less treasury stock) to the number of being offered securities - 1.584521316; - the offering price of one share - KZT250.00. Shareholders, who own common shares of Exploration Extraction KazMunayGas JSC as of July 25, 2006, could have used the right of pre-emption of common shares on equal terms proportionally to the number of shares they own during 30 days from the day of publication of the given offer. According to the information of Exploration Extraction KazMunayGas JSC in the period from July 28 till August 28 of 2006 out of 17 owners of the company's common shares, which were opened by the Central depository of securities JSC (Almaty), the register holder of Exploration Extraction KazMunayGas JSC, 9 shareholders used the right of pre-emption of KZ1C51460018 common shares. They purchased 4,083,012 shares. Let us remind that the company's issue of shares was registered by the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for regulation and supervision of financial market and financial organizations (AFS) on August 15, 2005 and was divided into 70,220,935 KZ1C51460018 common shares and 4,136,107 KZ1P51460114 preferred shares. The issue was inserted in the state register of securities under A5146 number. [2006-09-07]