KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back on April 23, 2009, 12,500 GDR on London Stock Exchange and 2,000 common shares of the company on KASE

/KASE, April 24, 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 23 April 2009 the Company acquired 12,500 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $17.40 per GDR and 2,000 of its ordinary shares (KASE:RDGZ) on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at an average price of KZT 15,380.00 each. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 4,629,197 GDRs and 87,277 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 [2009-04-24]