KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 300 common shares on KASE on July 2, 2009

/KASE, July 3, 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 July 2, 2009 the Company acquired 300 common shares on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at an average price KZT17,850 a share. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 7,201,697 GDRs and 109,481 common 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 [2009-07-03]