KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back on March 13, 2009, 83,000 GDR on London Stock Exchange and 3,220 common shares on KASE

/KASE, March 16, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are present in Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) official list, disseminated today the press release on the following: Quotation start JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("the Company" or "KMG EP") announces that pursuant to the Share Buy Back Programme commenced on 24 November, 2008, on March 13, 2009 the Company acquired 83,000 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $13.8039 per GDR, and 3,220 ordinary shares, placed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, at an average price KZT12,776.37 per share. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 3,385,580 GDRs and 52,842 ordinary shares. Contact information: KMG EP, Public Relations (+7 7172 97 7600) Michael Dorofeyev e-mail: pr@kmgep.kz KMG EP, Investors Relations (+7 7172 97 7971) Asel Kaliyeva e-mail: ir@kmgep.kz Pelham PR (+44 203 178 44 18) Elena Dobson e-mail: Elena.dobson@pelhampr.com Quotation end [2009-03-16]