Kazmunaigaz Exploration Regulatory News (KMG)

Press Release

JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Productionheld an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders 

Astana, 1 April 2011. Yesterday, on 31 March, JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("the Company" or "KMG EP") held an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders at which the powers of Tolegen Bozzhanov, a member of the Company's Board of Directors, have been early terminated. Sisengali Utegaliyev has been appointed as a member of the Company's Board of Directors for the term of the Board of Directors as a whole.

Notes to Editors

Sisengali Utegaliyev - graduated Tyumen Industry Institute, geological exploration faculty. From 2009 he has worked as General Manager for Production Projects at National Company KazMunayGas; from December 2007 up to June 2009 - Managing Director for Oil and Gas Production at National Company KazMunayGas. He was an Authorized representative of National Company KazMunayGas in Kazakhoil Aktobe LLP, Chairman of Kazakhoil Aktobe LLP Supervisory Board, Authorized representative of National Company KazMunayGas in Kazakhturkmunai LLP, member of General Meeting and Authorized representative of National Company KazMunayGas in Mangistaumunaigas JSC, member of the Board of Directors.

Board of Directors

Askar Balzhanov - Chairman of the Board of Directors

Kenzhebek Ibrashev - Member of the Board of Directors (CEO)

Yerzhan Zhangaulov - Member of the Board of Directors

Sisengali Utegaliyev - Member of the Board of Directors

Assiya Syrgabekova - Member of the Board of Directors

Philip Dayer - Independent Non-Executive Director

Paul Manduca - Independent Non-Executive Director

Edward Walshe - Independent Non-Executive Director

Management Board of KMG EP

Kenzhebek Ibrashev - CEO and Chairman of the Management Board 

Vladimir Miroshnikov - First Deputy General Director - Head of Operational Management Groupin Aktau

Zhanneta Bekezhanova - CFO

Askar Aubakirov - Deputy CEO, Corporate Development and Asset Management 

Taras Khituov - Managing Director for Human Resources and Social Policy 

Kiikbai Yeshmanov - Director of UMG

Zhumabek Zhamauov - Director of EMG

KMG EP is among the top three Kazakh oil and gas producers. The overall production in 2010 was 13.3mt (an average of 270kbopd) of crude oil, including the Company's share in Kazgermunai, CCEL, PKI and NBK. The total volume of proved and probable reserves, as at the end of 2010 was 232mt (1.7bn bbl), including shares in the associates - about 2.2 bn barrels. The Company's shares are listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange and the GDRs are listed on The London Stock Exchange. The Company raised over US$2bn in its IPO in September 2006. The International rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) confirmed KMG EP's "BB+" corporate credit rating in July 2010 and "GAMMA-6" rating in November 2010.

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RFCA call-center - 8 800 080 01 77 (calls are free of charge within Kazakhstan).

KMG EP Public Relations (+7 7172 97 7600)

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KMG EP Investor Relations (+7 7172 97 5433)

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E-mail: edobson@pelhambellpottinger.co.uk 

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