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               31 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       6,067,295      1.13%       554,722      0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives      468,082      0.09%       150,502      0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,535,377      1.22%       705,224      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               2,639                14.9900
Purchase               70,703               14.9900
Purchase               84,037               14.8016
Purchase               8,891                14.8417
Purchase               9,712                14.8453
Purchase               16,960               14.9900
Purchase               7,633                14.7800
Purchase               1,097                14.9900
Purchase               1,908                14.7800
Purchase               271                  14.2700
Purchase               52,646               15.0747
Purchase               84,774               14.7934
Purchase               4,594                14.9740
Purchase               3,685                14.9900
Purchase               28,000               14.9740
Purchase               7,913                14.9740
Purchase               1,730                14.9740
Purchase               3,613                14.9740
Purchase               2,637                14.9740
Purchase               38,242               14.9740
Purchase               39,318               14.9740
Purchase               912                  14.9740
Purchase               1,179                14.9740
Purchase               166,680              14.9740
Purchase               11,343               14.9740
Purchase               817                  14.9740
Purchase               700                  14.9740
Purchase               1,389                14.9740
Purchase               3,161                14.9740
Sale                   82,880               14.8185
Sale                   334                  14.9900
Sale                   70,703               14.9900
Sale                   89,417               14.7865
Sale                   36,330               14.6399
Sale                   65,951               14.9900
Sale                   146                  14.9900
Sale                   16,960               14.9900
Sale                   1,097                14.9900
Sale                   3,110                14.7297
Sale                   3,685                14.9900
Sale                   10,454               14.2699
Sale                   10,829               14.7695
Sale                   57,733               14.9115

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          36330         14.6398
CFD            Long          3110          14.7296
CFD            Long          10829         14.7695
CFD            Long          89417         14.7864
CFD            Long          82880         14.8184
CFD            Long          57733         14.9114
CFD            Short         271           14.27
CFD            Short         939           14.5942
CFD            Short         84774         14.7934
CFD            Short         84037         14.8015
CFD            Short         8891          14.8417
CFD            Short         9712          14.8452

(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                         01 August 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