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1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

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1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements  
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

BMB Munai, Inc., is a Nevada corporation that originally incorporated in the State of Utah in 1981.  From 2003 to 2011, the Company’s business activities focused on oil and natural gas exploration and production in the Republic of Kazakhstan (also referred to herein as the “ROK” or “Kazakhstan”).

 

On February 14, 2011, the Company entered into a Participation Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with MIE Holdings Corporation (HKEx: 1555), a company with limited liability organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“MIE”), and its subsidiary, Palaeontol B.V., a company organized under the laws of the Netherlands (“Palaeontol”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell all of its interest in its wholly owned subsidiary Emir Oil, LLP (“Emir Oil”) to Palaeontol (the “Sale”)  The initial purchase price is $170 million and was subject to various closing adjustments and the deposit of $36 million in escrow to be held for a period of twelve months following the closing for indemnification purposes.

 

On September 19, 2011 the Company completed the sale of all of its interests in Emir Oil to a subsidiary of MIE.

 

In accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the Company is currently engaged in certain post-closing undertakings to assist the MIE subsidiary with the acquisition of certain contracts, leases and transfers of rights.

 

In connection with the closing of the Sale, on September 21, 2011, the Company completed its mandatory redemption (the “Redemption”) of its $61.4 million in principal amount of 10.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of March 4, 2011, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee.

 

As a result of the Sale, the Company voluntary delisted its common stock from the NYSE Amex (the “Amex”), which became effective following the close of business on September 29, 2011.   The Company’s common stock is now quoted over-the-counter on the OTCQB, stock symbol “BMBM”.

 

Since September 2011 the Company’s principal business operations have been focused on satisfying certain post-closing undertakings to assist the MIE subsidiary with the acquisition of certain contracts, leases and transfers of rights in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and exploring opportunities to exploit the expertise of Company management staff within the oil and gas sector in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

The Company’s efforts to satisfy its obligations under the Purchase Agreement do not generate revenue for the Company.  The Company does not anticipate generating revenue until such time as it is able to identify and exploit new business opportunities.  No assurance can be given that the Company will be able to identify or exploit any new business opportunity, or that it will have the funds then available to it that will enable it to seek to take advantage of any such opportunity.  These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.