KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back On March 18, 2009, 102,331 GDR on LSE and 2,453 common shares

/KASE, March 19, 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 18, 2009 the Company acquired 102,331 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $14.4834 per GDR, and 2,453 ordinary shares on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at average price of KZT12,642.68 per ordinary share. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 3, 760,911 GDRs and 60,140 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 [2009-03-19]