KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 77,700 GDRs on LSE and 390 common shares on KASE May 13, 2009

/KASE, May 14, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), a company listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), issued a statement: Quotation beginning KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC ("EP KMG", "the Company") announces that within the share buy back program that commenced November 24, 2008, on May 13, 2009 the Company acquired 77,700 global depository receipts ("GDR") on LSE at an average price USD17.6703 a GDR, and 390 common shares on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at an average price KZT16,200.00 a common share. Since the beginning of the program the Company purchase in aggregate 5,022,997 GDRs and 98,885 common shares. Contact: EP KMG, Public Relations (+7 7172 97 7600) Daulet Zhumadil 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 [2009-05-14]