Rule 8.3 - KAZAKHMYS

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              KAZAKHMYS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.20
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               15 July 2008

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant       5,761,863      1.27%        527,386     0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives      631,371      0.14%        108,063     0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,393,234      1.41%        635,449     0.14%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale          Number of            Price per unit
                       Securities           (GBP)
Purchase               869                  14.2700
Purchase               40,958               14.6948
Purchase               200                  14.6633
Purchase               11,636               14.3400
Purchase               2,633                14.3824
Purchase               9,582                14.3873
Purchase               542                  14.6223
Purchase               233                  14.6524
Purchase               100,000              14.6816
Sale                   5,082                14.5774
Sale                   10,014               14.7557
Sale                   40,626               14.6164
Sale                   20,207               14.7787
Sale                   110,542              14.7879
Sale                   11,638               14.8079
Sale                   470                  14.7500
Sale                   40,859               14.6893
Sale                   869                  14.2700
Sale                   10,162               14.5571
Sale                   15,619               14.6289
Sale                   100,000              14.6816
Sale                   791                  15.1300
Sale                   702                  14.5226
Sale                   4,704                14.3400
Sale                   1,375                14.3400
Sale                   11,636               14.3400
Sale                   1,824                15.1500
Sale                   542                  14.6677


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          10162         14.5571
CFD            Long          5082          14.5774
CFD            Long          40626         14.6164
CFD            Long          15619         14.6288
CFD            Long          542           14.6676
CFD            Long          100000        14.6816
CFD            Long          40859         14.6893
CFD            Long          10014         14.7557
CFD            Long          20207         14.7786
CFD            Long          110542        14.7879
CFD            Long          11638         14.8079
CFD            Long          791           15.13
CFD            Short         2633          14.3823
CFD            Short         9582          14.3873
CFD            Short         542           14.6223
CFD            Short         10171         14.6301
CFD            Short         233           14.6524
CFD            Short         100000        14.6816
CFD            Short         40958         14.6948
CFD            Short         3693          14.7018


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.

None


Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         16 July 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk