On July 7, 2009, KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 200,000 GDR on London Stock Exchange and 182 common shares on KASE

/KASE, July 8, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are present in Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) official list, disseminated today the following pres release: 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 07 July 2009 the Company acquired 200,000 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $19.02 per GDR and 182 of its ordinary shares (KASE:RDGZ) on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at an average price of KZT 16,400 each. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 7,451,697 GDRs and 109,663 ordinary shares. For further details please 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 [2009-07-08]