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RNS Number : 2644I

JSC National Company Kazmunaygas

07 December 2015

The following amendments have been made to the Tender Offer Results announcement released on 7 December at 13:18 under RNS No 2287I:

In the table, which appears under the heading "Third Priority Notes Accepted for Purchase", the figures set out in the fifth column headed "Aggregate Principal Amount Outstanding following settlement on Standard Settlement Date" were changed from U.S.$651,794, 000 to U.S.$1,371,437,000 in respect of the 2020 Notes and from U.S.$430,567, 000 to U.S.$1,130,274,000 in respect of the 2021 Notes.

All other details remain unchanged.

The full amended text is shown below.

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN, OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN, ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT

JSC NATIONAL COMPANY KAZMUNAYGAS

ANNOUNCES RESULTS AND PRORATION OF OFFER

Astana, Kazakhstan, 7 December 2015.

On 5 November 2015, JSC National Company KazMunayGas ("KMG"), on behalf of itself and KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub B.V. ("KMG Finance"), launched a cash tender offer (the "Offer") inviting all holders of Notes (as defined below) in any Series (as defined below) to tender their Notes, subject to the conditions set out in the Offer to Purchase Memorandum dated 5 November 2015 (the "Offer to Purchase Memorandum"). The Notes targeted by the Offer were: (i) any and all of the outstanding U.S.$2,000,000,000 5.75% Notes due 2043 issued by KMG (the "2043 Notes"); (ii) any and all of the outstanding U.S.$1,000,000,000 6.00% Notes due 2044 issued by KMG (the "2044 Notes" and, together with the 2043 Notes, the "First Priority Notes"); (iii) the outstanding U.S.$1,000,000,000 4.40% Notes due 2023 issued by KMG (the "2023 Notes"); (iv) the outstanding U.S.$500,000,000 4.875% Notes due 2025 issued by KMG (the "2025 Notes" and, together with the 2023 Notes, the "Second Priority Notes"); (v) the outstanding U.S.$1,500,000,000 7.00% Notes due 2020 issued by KMG (the "2020 Notes"); and (vi) the outstanding U.S.$1,250,000,000 6.375% Notes due 2021 issued by KMG (the "2021 Notes" and, together with the 2020 Notes, the "Third Priority Notes" and, collectively with the First Priority Notes and the Second Priority Notes, the "Notes"). Each of the 2043 Notes, the 2044 Notes, the 2023 Notes, the 2025 Notes, the 2020 Notes and the 2021 Notes are herein referred to as a "Series" of Notes.

Capitalised terms used and not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given in the Offer to Purchase Memorandum.

Further to the announcement of the Offer on 5 November 2015 and the announcement of the early results of the Offer on 20 November 2015, KMG hereby informs Noteholders that, as at the Standard Expiration Time (being 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on 4 December 2015), the aggregate principal amount of Notes in each Series, respectively, validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), and received by the Tender Agent at or prior to the Standard Expiration Time, is set out in the sixth column of the table below under the heading "Aggregate Principal Amount Validly Tendered at the Standard Expiration Time", representing approximately U.S.$5.1 billion of principal amount of the Notes.

The following table sets forth details of the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered at the Early Expiration Time and the Standard Expiration Time, respectively:

 
 Priority            Series of Notes   ISIN (Reg S/         Cusip (Rule 144A):   Aggregate           Aggregate 
 Acceptance Level                      144A):                                    Principal Amount    Principal Amount 
                                                                                 Validly Tendered    Validly Tendered 
                                                                                 at the Early        at the Standard 
                                                                                 Expiration Time     Expiration Time 
------------------  ----------------  -------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 First Priority      2043 Notes        XS0925015157 /       46639UAB1            U.S.$1,487,551,00   U.S.$1,487,751,00 
 Notes                                  US46639UAB17                             0                   0 
------------------  ----------------  -------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
                     2044 Notes        XS1134544151 /       48667QAK1            U.S.$969,388,000    U.S.$969,888,000 
                                        US48667QAK13 
------------------  ----------------  -------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 Second Priority     2023 Notes        XS0925015074 /       46639UAA3            U.S.$589,019,000    U.S.$593,436,000 
 Notes                                  US46639UAA34 
------------------  ----------------  -------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
                     2025 Notes        XS1132166031 /       48667QAH8            U.S.$376,823,000    U.S.$376,823,000 
                                        US48667QAH83 
------------------  ----------------  -------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 Third Priority      2020 Notes        XS0506527851 /       48667QAE5            U.S.$848,106,000    U.S.$848,206,000 
 Notes                                  US48667QAE52 
------------------  ----------------  -------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
                     2021 Notes        XS0556885753 /       48667QAF2            U.S.$819,433,000    U.S.$819,433,000 
                                        US48667QAF28 
------------------  ----------------  -------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 

Maximum Tender Consideration

As set out in the Offer to Purchase, the Maximum Tender Consideration pursuant to the Offer is U.S.$3,400,000,000.

The total Consideration payable in respect of all Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) as at the Standard Expiration Time is in excess of the Maximum Tender Consideration. Accordingly, in accordance with the terms of the Offer to Purchase, KMG has accepted for purchase all First Priority Notes and Second Priority Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) as at the Standard Expiration Time and Third Priority Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) as at the Standard Expiration Time on a pro rata basis as set forth in "Third Priority Notes Accepted for Purchase" below.

First Priority Notes Accepted for Purchase

On 24 November 2015, KMG accepted for purchase an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$1,487,551,000 of 2043 Notes and U.S.$969,388,000 of 2044 Notes, which represented all First Priority Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) at the Early Expiration Time.

As at the Standard Expiration Time, a further U.S.$700,000 in aggregate principal amount of First Priority Notes had been validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn), resulting in a total aggregate principal amount of First Priority Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) (including those validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) at the Early Expiration Time) of U.S.$2,457,639,000. KMG hereby announces that it has accepted for purchase all the First Priority Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) at the Standard Expiration Time. As set out in the Offer to Purchase Memorandum, tenders of First Priority Notes are not subject to pro-ration.

The following table sets forth the details of the aggregate principal amount of First Priority Notes accepted for purchase at the Standard Expiration Time and the Standard Consideration payable (including amounts of Accrued Interest) in respect of such First Priority Notes:

 
 Series of        ISIN (Reg S/     Cusip (Rule     Aggregate       Aggregate       Accrued          Standard 
 Notes            144A):           144A):          Principal       Principal       Interest         Consideration 
                                                   Amount          Amount                           Payable (including 
                                                   Accepted for    Outstanding                      Accrued Interest) 
                                                   Purchase        following 
                                                                   settlement on 
                                                                   Standard 
                                                                   Settlement 
                                                                   Date 
---------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ------------------- 
 2043 Notes       XS0925015157 /   46639UAB1       U.S.$200,000    U.S.$512,249,   U.S.$1,277.78    U.S.$172,277.78 
                   US46639UAB17                                    000 
---------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ------------------- 
 2044 Notes       XS1134544151 /   48667QAK1       U.S.$500,000    U.S.$30,112,0   U.S.$2,750.00    U.S.$440,250.00 
                   US48667QAK13                                    00 
---------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ------------------- 
 

* This table does not include details of the First Priority Notes that were validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to or at the Early Expiration Time and accepted for purchase on 24 November 2015.

Second Priority Notes Accepted for Purchase

KMG hereby announces that it has accepted for purchase all the Second Priority Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) at the Standard Expiration Time (including those Second Priority Notes tendered at or prior to the Early Expiration Time), representing an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$970,259,000 of Second Priority Notes.

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