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               06 May 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       5,921,292      1.30%       160,747      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      397,331      0.09%       275,292      0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,318,623      1.39%       436,039      0.10%


(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 Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      2,700                17.0817
Purchase      840                  17.1041
Purchase      6,131                17.0672
Purchase      41,963               17.1857
Purchase      874                  17.0824
Purchase      3,191                17.0582
Purchase      30,324               17.0952
Purchase      2,572                17.1913
Sale          520                  16.9900
Sale          1,740                16.9700
Sale          465                  17.1600
Sale          150                  17.0500
Sale          362                  17.2000
Sale          488                  17.0300
Sale          12                   17.0000
Sale          682                  17.1500
Sale          330                  17.2000
Sale          13,500               17.0896
Sale          624                  16.9900
Sale          900                  17.1600
Sale          82                   17.0300
Sale          142                  17.2500
Sale          243                  17.0400
Sale          661                  16.9800
Sale          399                  16.9900
Sale          1,831                17.3432
Sale          125                  17.1800
Sale          193                  17.1800
Sale          705                  17.0000
Sale          191                  17.2100
Sale          702                  17.1800
Sale          720                  17.2100
Sale          671                  17.2400
Sale          45,466               17.1951
Sale          750                  17.2200
Sale          14                   17.1500
Sale          458                  16.9700
Sale          5,663                17.2402
Sale          871                  17.0692
Sale          1,052                17.0300
Sale          1,057                17.0300
Sale          199                  17.1600
Sale          30,324               17.0952
Sale          427                  17.0300
Sale          783                  17.2000
Sale          978                  17.1900
Sale          631                  17.2500
Sale          800                  17.1900
Sale          422                  17.0300
Sale          243                  17.0000
Sale          237                  17.1500
Sale          26                   17.1700
Sale          6,200                17.1375
Sale          1                    17.0300
Sale          735                  17.2500
Sale          2,145                17.3900
Sale          1,328                17.0937
Sale          1,208                17.0937
Sale          778                  17.0000
Sale          11,641               17.1851
Sale          797                  17.0400
Sale          949                  17.1800
Sale          206                  17.0300
Sale          736                  16.9900
Sale          881                  17.0500
Sale          693                  17.1700
Sale          300                  16.9800
Sale          700                  17.0000
Sale          851                  17.1500
Sale          765                  17.0000
Sale          533                  17.2100
Sale          638                  17.2000
Sale          61                   16.9700
Sale          1,086                17.0400
Sale          100                  17.1800
Sale          231                  17.2000
Sale          889                  17.1800
Sale          7                    17.1900

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          13500         17.0895
CFD            Long          30324         17.0951
CFD            Long          11641         17.1851
CFD            Long          2572          17.1914
CFD            Long          45466         17.195
CFD            Long          5663          17.2401
CFD            Long          1831          17.3432
CFD            Short         3191          17.0581
CFD            Short         6131          17.0672
CFD            Short         2700          17.0817
CFD            Short         840           17.104
CFD            Short         41963         17.1857
CFD            Short         2572          17.1913

(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
None

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.




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


Date of disclosure                         07 May 2007
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