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               24 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       5,555,584      1.04%       498,527      0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives      530,557      0.10%       134,159      0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,086,141      1.14%       632,686      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               1,913                13.6500
Purchase               11,975               13.3342
Purchase               200                  13.3100
Purchase               2,100                13.7000
Purchase               872                  13.6304
Purchase               78,436               13.1908
Purchase               15,305               13.6500
Purchase               25,973               13.9200
Purchase               38,261               13.1800
Purchase               9,086                13.3877
Purchase               31,261               13.7305
Purchase               7,652                13.6500
Purchase               15,305               13.5800
Sale                   4,662                13.8254
Sale                   4,767                13.6669
Sale                   34,741               13.6760
Sale                   4,925                13.6669
Sale                   14,139               13.1700
Sale                   6,678                13.6392
Sale                   485                  13.6938
Sale                   33,969               13.5187
Sale                   5,371                13.7175
Sale                   4,900                13.5837
Sale                   78,436               13.1908
Sale                   19,180               13.8329


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          33969         13.5186
CFD            Long          4900          13.5837
CFD            Long          6678          13.6392
CFD            Long          34741         13.6759
CFD            Long          5371          13.7174
CFD            Long          4662          13.8254
CFD            Long          19180         13.8328
CFD            Short         200           13.31
CFD            Short         11975         13.3342
CFD            Short         9086          13.3877
CFD            Short         7031          13.6189
CFD            Short         2100          13.7
CFD            Short         31261         13.7305


(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                         25 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