KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 21,215 GDRs and 2,110 common shares on LSE December 30, 2008

/KASE, December 31, 08/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are trading in the official list of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) of the first category, spread an information message as follows. 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 30 December 2008 the Company acquired 21,215 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $12.7320 per GDR and 2,110 of its common shares (KASE:RDGZ) on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at an average price of KZT 9,368.46 each. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 264,871 GDRs and 15,192 common 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 [2008-12-31]