KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 16,000 GDRs on LSE and 1,850 common shares on KASE on January 19, 2009

/KASE, January 20, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) of 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 19 January 2009 the Company acquired 16,000 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $13.8444 per GDR and 1,850 of its ordinary shares (KASE:RDGZ) on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at an average price of KZT 9,921.62 each. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 674,073 GDRs and 30,145 ordinary shares. Contact: EP KMG, Public Relations (+7 7172 97 7600) Mikhail Dorofeyev E-mail: pr@kmgep.kz EP KMG, Institutional Investors Relations (+7 7172 97 5433) Asel Kaliyeva E-mail: ir@kmgep.kz Pelham PR (+44 203 178 44 18) Elena Dobson E-mail: Elena.dobson@pelhampr.com Quotation end [2009-01-20]