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               17 September 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       9,028,816     1.69%         80,533     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives       80,168     0.01%      1,245,839     0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              9,108,984     1.70%      1,326,372     0.25%

(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
Purchase           1,256               7.0600
Purchase           61,983              6.5092
Purchase           1,288               6.3000
Purchase           290                 6.3000
Purchase           3,438               6.3000
Purchase           6,000               6.9604
Purchase           1,315               6.9099
Purchase           1,256               7.4402
Purchase           135,990             6.7574
Purchase           89,926              6.9221
Purchase           1,553               7.3652
Purchase           85,808              7.1601
Purchase           3,299               6.9811
Sale               73,364              7.0377
Sale               8,758               6.7965
Sale               1,256               7.0600
Sale               1,315               7.2389
Sale               43,722              6.9505
Sale               233                 7.5249
Sale               4,821               7.3075
Sale               52,258              7.3163
Sale               2,500               7.4208
Sale               966                 6.3000
Sale               82,627              7.1475

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date     Purchase/Sale     Number of Securities     Price per unit (GBP)
16/09/2008    Sale              91,243                   7.2235
16/09/2008    Purchase          85,104                   7.2303

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          8758          6.7964
CFD            Long          43722         6.9505
CFD            Long          68502         7.0314
CFD            Long          4862          7.1261
CFD            Long          82627         7.1475
CFD            Long          1315          7.2389
CFD            Long          52258         7.3163
CFD            Long          9494          7.3172
CFD            Long          2500          7.4208
CFD            Short         61983         6.5092
CFD            Short         22333         6.6715
CFD            Short         135990        6.7573
CFD            Short         1315          6.9098
CFD            Short         6000          6.9604
CFD            Short         3299          6.9811
CFD            Short         67593         7.0049
CFD            Short         85808         7.1601

(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
None

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.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         18 September 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