KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back 588 GDR on London Stock Exchange on December 31, 2012

/KASE, January 3, 13/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided to KASE the following press release of January 3, 2013: quotation JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("the Company" or "KMG EP") announces that pursuant to the Share Buy Back Programme commenced on 11 October, 2011, on 31 December 2012 the Company acquired 588 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of US$18.19 per GDR. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 14 386 605 GDRs and 19 461 ordinary shares. Contacts: KMG EP Investor Relations (+7 7172 97 5433) Assel Kalieva e-mail: ir@kmgep.kz Zhanna Oishbaeva, Investor Relations (+7 7172 977915) e-mail: pr@kmgep.kz ends [2013-01-03]