KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 77,000 GDR at London Stock Exchange and 200 common shares KZ1C51460018 (KZ000A0KEZQ2, RDGZ) at KASE on May 18, 2012

/KASE, May 21, 12/ - JSC "KazMunaiGas Exploration Production" (Astana), shares of which are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided to KASE the following press-release of May 21, 2012: quote JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("the Company" or "KMG EP") announces that pursuant to the Share Buy Back Programme commenced on 11 October, 2011, on 18 May 2012 the Company acquired 77 000 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of US$18.23 per GDR and 200 of its ordinary shares (KASE:RDGZ) on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at an average price of KZT15 960.00 each. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 6 002 770 GDRs and 14 587 ordinary shares. Contacts: KMG EP, Public relations (+7 7172 97 7887) Bakdaulet Tolegen e-mail: pr@kmgep.kz KMG EP Investor Relations (+7 7172 97 5433) Assel Kalieva e-mail: ir@kmgep.kz Pelham Bell Pottinger (+44 207 861 3147) Elena Dobson e-mail: edobson@pelhambellpottinger.co.uk unquote [2012-05-21]