Exploration Production KazMunayGas JSC (Kazakhstan) has furnished KASE with an excerpt from register system of shareholders as of October 5, 2006

/KASE, October 10, 06/ - Exploration Production KazMunayGas JSC (Astana), common shares of which are traded in Kazakhstan stock exchange's (KASE) securities list under "A" category, has furnished KASE with an excerpt from register system of shareholders as of October 5, 2006. Registrar of the company is Fondoviy Tsentr JSC (Almaty). According to the excerpt as of October 5 2006 the total amount of announced common KZ1C51460018 shares of Exploration Production KazMunayGas JSC was 70,220,935, preferred KZ1P51460114 - 4,136,107, all shares are offered. To the pointed date 42,213,429 common shares of Exploration Production KazMunayGas JSC (56.77% from the total amount of offered shares) belonged to National company KazMunayGas JSC (Astana), 8,650,932 common shares (11.63%) were in nominal holding of The Bank of New York. [2006-10-10]