KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 74,500 GDRs on LSE and 1,818 common shares on KASE on January 20, 2009

/KASE, January 21, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are listed on 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 20 January 2009 the Company acquired 74,500 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $13.6336 per GDR and 1,818 of its ordinary shares (KASE:RDGZ) on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at an average price of KZT 9,880 each. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 748,573 GDRs and 31,963 ordinary shares. Contact information: EP KMG, Public Relations (+7 7172 97 7600) Mikhail Dorofeyev E-mail: pr@kmgep.kz EP KMG, Investor 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 [2009-01-21]