KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 61,000 GDRs on LSE and 1,775 common shares on KASE January 16, 2009

/KASE, January 19, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are traded in the official list of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) in the first category, spread an 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 16 January 2009 the Company acquired 61,000 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $13.7917 per GDR and 1,775 of its ordinary shares (KASE:RDGZ) on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at an average price of KZT 9,580.00 each. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 658,073 GDRs and 28,295 ordinary shares. Contacts: KMG EP, Public Relations (+7 7172 97 7600) Mikhail Dorofeyev E-mail: pr@kmgep.kz KMG EP, 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 [2009-01-19]