THE FIRST TRADES IN COMMON SHARES OF EXPLORATION EXTRACTION KAZMUNAYGAS JSC ON THE SECONDARY MARKET OF KASE CLOSED AT STAGE BY 12.9% HIGHER IPO PRICE

/IRBIS, Andrey Tsalyuk, October 4, 06/ - As it was informed earlier, today trades in KZ1C51460018 issue common shares of Exploration Extraction KazMunayGas JSC (Astana) (official securities list of KASE of "A" category, trade code - RDGZ) was opened on the secondary market of KASE at 16:00 p.m. (ALT). The price at trades closing by the last deals concluded was KZT12,600.00 per a copy or $98.92 by the current exchange rate. That was by 12.9% higher than the price of shares offering on the domestic market of Kazakhstan within frameworks of IPO, conducted at the end of September. More detailed information about the first trades in RDGZ will be published later. [2006-10-04]