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               30 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       5,859,740      1.09%       364,283      0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      362,862      0.07%       136,957      0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,222,602      1.16%       501,240      0.09%

(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               35,000               14.1731
Purchase               34,321               13.9400
Purchase               20,455               14.1075
Purchase               8,959                14.0162
Purchase               8,600                14.0988
Purchase               34,321               13.9400
Purchase               700                  14.0823
Purchase               54,680               14.0144
Purchase               289                  14.2000
Purchase               4,000                14.1731
Purchase               1,500                14.1731
Purchase               500                  14.2000
Purchase               350                  14.1731
Purchase               5,000                14.2000
Purchase               9,093                14.2000
Purchase               700                  14.2000
Purchase               1,500                14.2000
Purchase               150,000              14.1731
Purchase               6,000                14.1731
Purchase               5,517                14.2000
Purchase               2,000                14.1731
Purchase               2,000                14.1731
Purchase               3,850                14.1731
Sale                   51,125               14.0043
Sale                   7,280                13.9951
Sale                   34,321               13.9400
Sale                   9,857                14.0140
Sale                   1,800                14.0177
Sale                   3,402                13.9277
Sale                   10                   13.9600

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3402          13.9276
CFD            Long          7280          13.995
CFD            Long          51125         14.0042
CFD            Long          9857          14.0139
CFD            Long          1800          14.0177
CFD            Short         7829          14.0024
CFD            Short         54680         14.0143
CFD            Short         8959          14.0161
CFD            Short         700           14.0823
CFD            Short         8600          14.0987
CFD            Short         20455         14.1074

(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                         31 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