December 12, KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 5000 GDRs at LSE

/KASE, December 15, 08/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), share of which are traded in the official list of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) of the first category, disseminated the press release. Quotation beginning KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("the Company" or "KMG EP") announces that pursuant to the Share Buy Back Programme commenced on 24 November, 2008, on 12 December 2008 the Company acquired 5,000 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $13.0000 per GDR. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 202,156 GDRs and 11,627 ordinary shares. Contact information: EP KMG, Public Relations (+7 7172 97 7600) Mikhail Dorofeyev E-mail: pr@kmgep.kz EP KMG, Institutional Investor Relations (+7 7172 97 7971) Asel Kalieva E-mail: ir@kmgep.kz Pelham PR (+44 203 178 44 18) Elena Dobson E-mail: Elena.dobson@pelhampr.com Quotation end [2008-12-15]