KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 125,000 GDRs on LSE June 17, 2009

/KASE, June 18, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), a company listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), issued a statement: Quotation beginning JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("the Company" or "KMG EP") announces that pursuant to the Share Buy Back Programme commenced on 24 November, 2008, on 17 June 2009 the Company acquired 125,000 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $20.00 per GDR. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 5,416,697 GDRs and 104,128 ordinary shares. Contact: KMG EP, Public Relations (+7 7172 97 7600) Daulet Zhumadil e-mail: pr@kmgep.kz KMG EP, 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 [2009-06-18]