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               20 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       6,309,114      1.39%       236,371      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      334,295      0.07%       472,034      0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,643,409      1.46%       708,405      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 Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      3,824                14.3500
Purchase      69                   14.3500
Purchase      9,779                14.5616
Purchase      1,609                14.5000
Purchase      6,869                14.7023
Purchase      23,477               15.3000
Purchase      24,030               14.9000
Purchase      38,639               14.6950
Purchase      630                  14.8028
Purchase      6,294                14.5570
Purchase      2,884                14.7028
Purchase      8,400                14.5176
Sale          313                  14.3500
Sale          19,511               14.8900
Sale          40,638               14.7063
Sale          6,634                14.8900
Sale          3,824                14.3500
Sale          1,462                14.3500
Sale          1,080                14.4817
Sale          8,600                14.7780
Sale          18                   14.3500
Sale          630                  14.8919
Sale          23,477               15.3000
Sale          7,024                14.3500
Sale          7,740                14.6541
Sale          3,037                14.8497
Sale          2,884                14.5690
Sale          74,140               14.8900

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         8400          14.5176
CFD            Short         6294          14.557
CFD            Short         9779          14.5615
CFD            Short         7740          14.6541
CFD            Short         13379         14.6585
CFD            Short         3219          14.6796
CFD            Short         38639         14.6949
CFD            Short         6869          14.7023
CFD            Short         2884          14.7027
CFD            Short         630           14.8028
CFD            Long          1080          14.4816
CFD            Long          2884          14.5689
CFD            Long          7740          14.654
CFD            Long          40638         14.7063
CFD            Long          8600          14.7779
CFD            Long          3037          14.8496
CFD            Long          630           14.8919

(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                         25 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