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               17 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       5,768,312      1.27%        408,665     0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives      444,886      0.10%        146,461     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             6,213,198       1.37%        555,126     0.12%

(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               2,107                13.9939
Purchase               9,900                13.8140
Purchase               23,296               13.8882
Purchase               54,175               13.9024
Purchase               1,198                13.9394
Purchase               5,000                14.0133
Purchase               7,300                14.0082
Purchase               16,920               13.8184
Sale                   54,008               13.9132
Sale                   944                  13.9348
Sale                   27,679               13.9134
Sale                   37,840               13.9134
Sale                   5,327                13.9139
Sale                   2,434                13.9095
Sale                   8,777                13.9135
Sale                   9,648                13.8677
Sale                   9,113                13.9134
Sale                   4,576                13.9200
Sale                   1,100                13.9077
Sale                   5,154                13.9200
Sale                   13,514               13.9133
Sale                   1,247                13.9200
Sale                   26,686               13.9134
Sale                   8,538                13.9137
Sale                   295                  13.9487

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          9648          13.8677
CFD            Long          1100          13.9077
CFD            Long          2434          13.9095
CFD            Long          54008         13.9132
CFD            Long          19656         13.9228
CFD            Long          295           13.9487
CFD            Short         9900          13.814
CFD            Short         16920         13.8183
CFD            Short         7137          13.8679
CFD            Short         23296         13.8881
CFD            Short         1290          13.9
CFD            Short         54175         13.9024
CFD            Short         73275         13.906
CFD            Short         1224          13.9067
CFD            Short         2107          13.9939
CFD            Short         7300          14.0082
CFD            Short         5000          14.0133

(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                         18 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