KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 25,000 GDRs on LSE and 1,000 common shares on KASE January 30, 2009

/KASE, February 2, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), a company listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), released an information message as follows. Quotation beginning KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("EP KMG", "Company") announces, within the frames of the share buy back program, launched November 24, 2008, on January 30, 2009 the Company acquired 25,000 global depository receipts ("GDR") on London Stock Exchange at an average price $12.6600 a GDR and 1,000 common shares, offered on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at an average price KZT9,200 a common share. Since the beginning of implementation of the share buy back program the Company redeemed 1,030,073 GDRs and 36,463 common shares. Contact information: EP KMG, Public Relations (+7 7172 97 7600) Michael 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 [2009-02-02]