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               04 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       6,228,144      1.16%       543,741      0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives      521,943      0.10%       150,701      0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,750,087      1.26%       694,442      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               2,244                13.0200
Purchase               8,977                13.9700
Purchase               26,930               13.0200
Purchase               334                  12.8800
Purchase               8,977                13.4100
Purchase               8,977                13.9700
Purchase               8,977                13.8800
Purchase               17,954               13.8800
Purchase               3,761                13.4195
Purchase               8,977                13.8800
Purchase               13,973               13.0478
Purchase               8,977                13.3200
Purchase               459                  13.4300
Purchase               11,699               13.9600
Purchase               100,951              13.0128
Purchase               31,695               13.6060
Purchase               900                  14.0090
Purchase               85,840               13.5560
Purchase               65,024               14.2300
Purchase               468                  13.7700
Purchase               22,413               12.9958
Sale                   85,840               13.5560
Sale                   7,071                13.6115
Sale                   4,440                13.2545
Sale                   41,374               13.2149
Sale                   24,341               13.5065
Sale                   65,024               14.2300
Sale                   7,361                14.5400

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          41374         13.2149
CFD            Long          4440          13.2545
CFD            Long          24341         13.5065
CFD            Long          7071          13.6114
CFD            Short         22413         12.9958
CFD            Short         13973         13.0478
CFD            Short         3761          13.4195
CFD            Short         31695         13.606
CFD            Short         11699         13.96
CFD            Short         900           14.009

(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                         05 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