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               23 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       5,529,498      1.22%       454,106      0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives      492,780      0.11%       144,230      0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,022,278      1.32%       598,336      0.13%

(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               1,455                13.9294
Purchase               40,557               13.9005
Purchase               2,143                13.8200
Purchase               22,957               13.9500
Purchase               3,400                13.9394
Purchase               7,652                13.9600
Purchase               1,012                13.8282
Purchase               15,305               13.9600
Purchase               6,494                13.9100
Purchase               195,131              Transfer
Purchase               55,479               13.9559
Purchase               7,652                13.9600
Purchase               1,913                13.9600
Purchase               2,931                13.8003
Purchase               30,713               13.9261
Purchase               1,214                13.8830
Sale                   2,904                13.7930
Sale                   18,577               13.8059
Sale                   55,479               13.9559
Sale                   32,584               13.8571
Sale                   1,012                14.2977
Sale                   35                   13.8671
Sale                   3,102                13.8200
Sale                   6,494                13.9100
Sale                   195,131              Transfer
Sale                   5,500                13.8815
Sale                   37,863               13.8859

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2904          13.7929
CFD            Long          18577         13.8059
CFD            Long          32584         13.8571
CFD            Long          5500          13.8814
CFD            Long          901           13.8828
CFD            Long          37863         13.8858
CFD            Long          6494          13.91
CFD            Long          1012          14.2977
CFD            Short         2931          13.8003
CFD            Short         9261          13.8274
CFD            Short         1012          13.8281
CFD            Short         1214          13.883
CFD            Short         40557         13.9004
CFD            Short         6494          13.91
CFD            Short         30713         13.9261
CFD            Short         3400          13.9394

(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                         24 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