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 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       6,390,010      1.40%       210,825      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      320,878      0.07%       371,007      0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,710,888      1.48%       581,832      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      667                  16.6732
Purchase      1,392                16.6509
Purchase      5,497                17.8858
Purchase      158                  17.7700
Purchase      28,325               16.9650
Purchase      32,228               16.8182
Purchase      1,753                16.6119
Purchase      62,125               16.5410
Purchase      237                  17.8042
Purchase      113                  16.3400
Purchase      5,102                17.8932
Purchase      7,946                16.4137
Purchase      5,300                16.7145
Purchase      396                  16.7732
Purchase      1,086                16.5742
Sale          4,090                16.4794
Sale          1,226                16.5153
Sale          21,254               16.5153
Sale          20,421               16.4584
Sale          5,101                16.5153
Sale          1,194                16.3608
Sale          1,682                16.7456
Sale          1,753                16.6119
Sale          32,065               16.8589
Sale          992                  16.5482
Sale          5,497                17.8858
Sale          4,599                16.6169

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         7946          16.4136
CFD            Short         62125         16.5409
CFD            Short         5300          16.7145
CFD            Short         396           16.7731
CFD            Short         32228         16.8182
CFD            Short         28325         16.9649
CFD            Long          1194          16.3607
CFD            Long          20421         16.4583
CFD            Long          4090          16.4794
CFD            Long          992           16.5481
CFD            Long          4599          16.6168
CFD            Long          32065         16.8588

(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                         18 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