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               06 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       6,212,768      1.16%       475,123      0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives      453,325      0.08%       212,877      0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,666,093      1.25%       688,000      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               2,964                13.0592
Purchase               30,754               13.1511
Purchase               51,617               13.0400
Purchase               8,977                13.2000
Purchase               202                  13.2519
Purchase               17,954               13.0500
Purchase               646                  13.0690
Purchase               7,983                13.1611
Purchase               7,100                13.1921
Purchase               61,237               13.1304
Purchase               378                  13.1900
Purchase               40,396               13.1167
Purchase               28,041               13.1085
Purchase               4,488                13.0500
Purchase               16,804               13.1220
Purchase               8,977                13.2000
Purchase               53,906               12.9611
Purchase               1,791                13.1282
Sale                   9,200                13.1650
Sale                   9,200                13.1650
Sale                   1,500                13.1838
Sale                   40,396               13.1167
Sale                   378                  13.3500
Sale                   646                  13.2979
Sale                   1,744                13.1713
Sale                   18,183               13.2405
Sale                   38,217               13.1128
Sale                   177,440              Transfer
Sale                   5,012                13.1582
Sale                   54,628               12.9526
Sale                   51,617               13.0400

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          54628         12.9526
CFD            Long          38217         13.1128
CFD            Long          5012          13.1582
CFD            Long          1500          13.1838
CFD            Long          18183         13.2404
CFD            Long          646           13.2978
CFD            Short         53906         12.961
CFD            Short         2964          13.0591
CFD            Short         646           13.0689
CFD            Short         28041         13.1084
CFD            Short         16804         13.122
CFD            Short         1791          13.1282
CFD            Short         61237         13.1303
CFD            Short         30754         13.151
CFD            Short         7983          13.1611
CFD            Short         7100          13.1921

(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                         07 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