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               01 August 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       6,009,598      1.12%       635,630      0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives      519,908      0.10%       141,451      0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,529,506      1.22%       777,081      0.15%

(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               8,977                14.2300
Purchase               65,989               14.2135
Purchase               2,245                14.2300
Purchase               4,488                14.2300
Purchase               2,043                14.2626
Purchase               936                  14.5023
Purchase               1,051                14.2300
Purchase               2,800                14.1100
Purchase               9,200                14.9900
Purchase               1,267                14.1802
Purchase               1,346                14.2300
Purchase               23,754               14.2265
Purchase               7,361                14.5400
Purchase               1,528                14.1802
Purchase               1,820                14.1802
Purchase               639                  14.0651
Purchase               13,353               14.2300
Sale                   2,056                14.1298
Sale                   936                  14.0277
Sale                   2,082                14.0495
Sale                   60,712               14.1890
Sale                   2,000                14.3800
Sale                   13,353               14.2300
Sale                   1,588                14.2022
Sale                   43,739               14.2206
Sale                   2,400                14.5368
Sale                   20,802               14.2144
Sale                   35,000               14.5340

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          936           14.0277
CFD            Long          2056          14.1297
CFD            Long          60712         14.1889
CFD            Long          20802         14.2144
CFD            Long          43739         14.2206
CFD            Long          2000          14.38
CFD            Long          2400          14.5368
CFD            Short         2800          14.11
CFD            Short         65989         14.2134
CFD            Short         2043          14.2625
CFD            Short         936           14.5023

(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                         04 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