December 5, 2008, KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 49,656 GDRs on LSE

/KASE, December 9, 08/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are traded in the official list of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) of the first category, released the information message. Quotation beginning JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("the Company" or "KMG EP") announces that pursuant to the Share Buy Back Programme commenced on 24 November, 2008, on 05 December 2008 the Company acquired 49,656 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $12.8509 per GDR. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 197,156 GDRs and 11,627 ordinary shares. Contact information: KMG EP, Public Relations (+7 7172 97 7600) Mikhail Dorofeyev E-mail: pr@kmgep.kz KMG EP, Institutional Investor Relations (+7 7172 97 7971) Assel Kalieva E-mail: ir@kmgep.kz Pelham PR (+44 203 178 44 18) Elena Dobson E-mail: Elena.dobson@pelhampr.com Quotation end [2008-12-09]