KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 47,500 GDRs on London Stock Exchange

/KASE, July 23, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are present in Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) official list, disseminated the following press 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 22 July 2009 the Company acquired 47,000 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $19.00 per GDR. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 8,587,197 GDRs and 110,603 ordinary shares. Contacts: 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 [2009-07-23]