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               14 March 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       6,337,559      1.39%       220,312      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      404,153      0.09%       381,323      0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,741,712      1.48%       601,635      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 Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      712                  17.9000
Purchase      228                  17.8418
Purchase      712                  17.9000
Purchase      33,400               17.7952
Purchase      4                    17.4500
Purchase      1,709                17.4500
Purchase      1,705                17.9000
Purchase      798                  17.6233
Purchase      556                  17.9000
Purchase      19,169               17.7194
Purchase      3,824                17.9000
Purchase      637                  17.7634
Purchase      48,031               17.9972
Sale          2,009                16.0000
Sale          4                    17.4500
Sale          300                  17.6137
Sale          23,600               17.7773
Sale          1,705                17.9000
Sale          425                  17.9437
Sale          118                  17.7978
Sale          712                  17.9000
Sale          712                  17.9000
Sale          3,458                17.9000
Sale          9,560                17.9348
Sale          1,720                17.9000
Sale          1,709                17.4500
Sale          12,845               17.7834
Sale          75,796               17.8806

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         798           17.6233
CFD            Short         19169         17.7194
CFD            Short         637           17.7633
CFD            Short         33400         17.7952
CFD            Short         48031         17.9971
CFD            Long          1142          17.7036
CFD            Long          12845         17.7834
CFD            Long          75796         17.8805
CFD            Long          9560          17.9348

(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                         17 March 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