KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back on April 8, 2009 117,817 GDR on London Stock Exchange and 2,915 common shares on KASE

/KASE, April 9, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are present in Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) official list, disseminated 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 08 April 2009 the Company acquired 117,817 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $16.1329 per GDR and 2, 915 of its ordinary shares (KASE:RDGZ) on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at an average price of KZT 14,418.49 each. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 4,111,866 GDRs and 74,739 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 [2009-04-09]