/KASE, February 9, 12/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided to KASE the following press release of February 9, 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 8 February 2012 the Company acquired 36 327 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of US$15.63 per GDR.

Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 2 035 302 GDRs and 4 458 ordinary shares.

For further details please contact us at: KMG EP, Public relations (+7 7172 97 7908) Elena Pak e-mail: pr@kmgep.kz

KMG EP Investor Relations (+7 7172 97 5433) Asel Kaliyeva e-mail: ir@kmgep.kz

Pelham Bell Pottinger (+44 207 861 3147) Elena Dobson e-mail: edobson@pelhambellpottinger.co.uk

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[2012-02-09]