/KASE, February 6, 12/ - JSC "KazMunaiGas Exploration Production" (Astana), shares of which are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided to KASE the following press-release of February 6, 2012:

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JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("the Company" or "KMG EP") announces that pursuant to the Share Buy Back Programme commenced on 11 October, 2011, on February 3, 2012 the Company acquired 968 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of US$15,55 per GDR and 100 of its ordinary shares (KASE:RDGZ) on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at an average price of KZT14 100,00 each.

Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 1 942 814 GDRs and 4 388 ordinary shares.

Contacts: KMG EP, Public relations (+7 7172 97 7908) Elena Pak 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

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