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               19 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       6,365,950      1.40%       152,094      0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      333,297      0.07%       421,493      0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,699,247      1.47%       573,587      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      23,263               15.7196
Purchase      21,954               15.6667
Purchase      3                    15.6900
Purchase      7,250                16.1800
Purchase      64,480               15.8394
Purchase      2,215                15.6213
Purchase      1,600                15.3815
Purchase      2,635                15.3000
Purchase      23,273               16.1800
Purchase      2,638                16.1800
Purchase      4,993                15.5600
Purchase      1,705                15.7559
Purchase      14,272               15.7357
Sale          8,730                15.5252
Sale          11,194               15.7762
Sale          30,556               15.6685
Sale          866                  15.6900
Sale          3,870                15.7636
Sale          7,250                16.1800
Sale          4,512                15.6825
Sale          2,635                15.3000
Sale          23,271               16.1800
Sale          5,947                15.4144
Sale          2,638                16.1800
Sale          23,273               16.1800
Sale          16,394               15.6685
Sale          3                    15.6900

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1600          15.3815
CFD            Short         4993          15.56
CFD            Short         17630         15.654
CFD            Short         21954         15.6667
CFD            Short         23263         15.7196
CFD            Short         14272         15.7356
CFD            Short         1705          15.7558
CFD            Short         36885         15.8375
CFD            Short         27595         15.8419
CFD            Long          5947          15.4143
CFD            Long          8730          15.5251
CFD            Long          3870          15.7635
CFD            Long          11194         15.7761

(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                         20 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