KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back on January 9, 2009, 35,000 GDR on London Stock Exchange and 1,653 ordinary shares on KASE

/KASE, January 12, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are traded in Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) first category official list, disseminated today the press release on the following. Quotation start JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("the Company" or "KMG EP") announces that pursuant to the Share Buy Back Programme commenced on 24 November, 2008, on 09 January 2009 the Company acquired 35,000 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $13.2871 per GDR and 1,653 ordinary shares, placed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, at an average price KZT9,890 per ordinary share Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 465,073 GDRs and 20,067 ordinary shares. Contact information: KMG EP, Public Relations (+7 7172 97 7600) Michael Dorofeyev e-mail: pr@kmgep.kz KMG EP, Investors Relations (+7 7172 97 7971) Asel Kaliyeva e-mail: ir@kmgep.kz Pelham PR (+44 203 178 44 18) Elena Dobson e-mail: Elena.dobson@pelhampr.com Quotation end [2009-01-12]