KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 40,000 GDRs on LSE and 1,391 common shares on KASE May 18, 2009

/KASE, May 19, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), a company listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), issued a statement: Quotation beginning KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("EP KMG", "the Company") announces that pursuant to the Share Buy Back Program commenced on November 24, 2008, on May 18, 2009 the Company acquired 40,000 global depository receipts ("GDR") on London Stock Exchange at an average price USD17.3250 a GDR, and 1,391 common shares on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at an average price KZT15,919.91 a common share. Since the start of the Share Buy back Program, the Company has purchased in aggregate 5,206,697 GDRs and 100,696 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 [2009-05-19]