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               30 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       8,317,104     1.55%        177,925     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      594,224     0.11%        897,818     0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,911,328     1.66%      1,075,743     0.20%

(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           23,100              5.6049
Purchase           5,272               5.5578
Purchase           74,713              5.6536
Purchase           209,347             5.6363
Purchase           38,924              5.8000
Purchase           2,700               5.6705
Purchase           4,000               5.4787
Purchase           2,253               5.5675
Purchase           4,450               5.8000
Purchase           180,581             5.6543
Sale               72,229              5.6638
Sale               38,924              5.8000
Sale               1,343               5.8000
Sale               1,610               5.8000
Sale               2,253               5.5675
Sale               179,153             5.6501
Sale               757                 5.8000
Sale               38,924              5.8000
Sale               2,253               5.5675
Sale               10,799              5.7730
Sale               169,905             6.0225

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          179153        5.65
CFD            Long          69539         5.6587
CFD            Long          10799         5.7729
CFD            Long          2690          5.7937
CFD            Short         4000          5.4787
CFD            Short         5272          5.5577
CFD            Short         10185         5.5861
CFD            Short         23100         5.6048
CFD            Short         209347        5.6363
CFD            Short         4637          5.6496
CFD            Short         70076         5.6539
CFD            Short         180581        5.6543
CFD            Short         2700          5.6705
CFD            Short         19546         5.7101
CFD            Short         2             5.8

(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                         01 October 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