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               23 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       8,392,624     1.57%        130,643     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives      323,626     0.06%        728,607     0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,716,250     1.63%        859,250     0.16%

(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           47,885              7.2007
Purchase           2,700               7.2100
Purchase           116,783             7.1621
Purchase           153                 7.1007
Purchase           15,000              7.2500
Purchase           249                 7.2782
Purchase           44,700              7.1171
Purchase           25,468              7.2150
Purchase           1,124               7.1864
Purchase           1,221               7.1870
Purchase           30,676              7.2137
Purchase           5,696               7.6000
Purchase           3,560               7.1000
Purchase           8,957               7.6000
Sale               32,815              7.2191
Sale               1,810               7.2989
Sale               400                 7.0038
Sale               78,514              7.2046
Sale               118,462             7.1675
Sale               8,957               7.6000
Sale               1,600               7.1450
Sale               25,468              7.2150
Sale               16,055              7.1000
Sale               25,468              7.2150
Sale               19,897              7.1615

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          400           7.0038
CFD            Long          197736        7.0951
CFD            Long          1600          7.145
CFD            Long          19897         7.1615
CFD            Long          2016          7.1667
CFD            Long          118462        7.1675
CFD            Long          78514         7.2046
CFD            Long          30799         7.2225
CFD            Long          1810          7.2989
CFD            Short         44700         7.117
CFD            Short         116783        7.162
CFD            Short         47885         7.2007
CFD            Short         2700          7.21
CFD            Short         30057         7.2115
CFD            Short         619           7.3154

(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                         24 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