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               29 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       8,289,914     1.55%        174,882     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      610,729     0.11%        647,058     0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,900,643     1.66%        821,940     0.15%

(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           4,479               6.0150
Purchase           8,957               6.0000
Purchase           18,125              5.8648
Purchase           81,054              5.9425
Purchase           2,000               6.2450
Purchase           8,957               6.0000
Purchase           40,909              6.0295
Purchase           153                 5.7334
Purchase           45,052              6.0090
Purchase           338                 5.6700
Purchase           4,259               6.2827
Purchase           2,827               6.9000
Purchase           6,230               5.6700
Purchase           1,246               5.6700
Purchase           3,300               6.0183
Sale               29,530              6.0059
Sale               30,000              5.8472
Sale               38,043              6.0231
Sale               1,462               6.2346
Sale               4,545               5.6700
Sale               40,714              5.9917
Sale               2,827               6.9000
Sale               35,609              6.0528

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          30000         5.8471
CFD            Long          40714         5.9917
CFD            Long          29530         6.0058
CFD            Long          38043         6.023
CFD            Long          35609         6.0528
CFD            Long          1462          6.2345
CFD            Short         18125         5.8648
CFD            Short         81054         5.9424
CFD            Short         40760         5.9935
CFD            Short         3300          6.0183
CFD            Short         40909         6.0295
CFD            Short         4292          6.1559

(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                         30 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