KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 120,000 GDRs on LSE July 10, 2009

/KASE, July 13, 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 10, 2009 the Company acquired 120,000 global depository receipts ("GDR") on the London Stock Exchange at an average price USD17.7846 a GDR. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 8,101,697 GDRs and 109,953 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 [2009-07-13]