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               22 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       8,432,898     1.58%        116,550     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives       45,241     0.01%        658,712     0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,478,139     1.58%        775,262     0.14%

(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           26,309              7.9723
Purchase           36,003              7.9097
Purchase           92,958              8.0129
Purchase           8,957               7.6000
Purchase           20,299              7.6656
Purchase           75,000              7.6496
Purchase           60                  7.8850
Purchase           1,500               7.6173
Purchase           1,496               8.0937
Purchase           695                 8.0870
Purchase           5,928               6.7900
Purchase           900                 8.1232
Purchase           467                 7.7610
Purchase           513                 7.7610
Purchase           25,454              7.8850
Sale               200                 8.1836
Sale               8,849               6.8108
Sale               158,136             8.2165
Sale               28,810              8.0515
Sale               4,900               8.2381
Sale               64,400              7.6733
Sale               4,469               7.6000
Sale               60                  7.8850
Sale               127,871             8.0727
Sale               90,286              7.9957

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          8849          6.8107
CFD            Long          64400         7.6733
CFD            Long          90286         7.9956
CFD            Long          25171         8.016
CFD            Long          127871        8.0727
CFD            Long          200           8.1836
CFD            Long          158136        8.2164
CFD            Long          4900          8.2381
CFD            Long          3639          8.2965
CFD            Short         5928          6.7899
CFD            Short         1500          7.6173
CFD            Short         428           7.6285
CFD            Short         75000         7.6495
CFD            Short         20299         7.6656
CFD            Short         36003         7.9097
CFD            Short         25881         7.9779
CFD            Short         92958         8.0129

(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                         23 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