OREANDA-NEWS. On April 02, 2009 KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are present in Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) official list, disseminated the press release on the following, reported the press-centre of KASE:

JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("the Company" or "KMG EP") announces that pursuant to the Share Buy Back Programme commenced on 24 November, 2008, on April 1, 2009 the Company acquired 10,000 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of US14.64 per GDR.

Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 3,780,911 GDRs and 62,231 ordinary shares.