KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 158,600 GDRs on LSE February 11, 2009

/KASE, February 12, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), a company listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), released an information message of the following content. Quotation beginning KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("EP KMG", the "Company") announces that the Company within its share buy back program launched November 24, 2008, on February 11, 2009 acquired 158,600 global depository receipts ("GDR") on London Stock Exchange at an average price of USD13.1639 a GDR. Since the beginning of the program the Company redeemed a total of 1,739,390 GDRs and 44,322 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 [2009-02-12]