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               11 August 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       6,376,620      1.19%       421,761      0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives      399,392      0.07%       242,686      0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,776,012      1.27%       664,447      0.12%


(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           (GBP)
Purchase               8,977                12.4700
Purchase               47,357               12.5903
Purchase               900                  12.8278
Purchase               13,465               12.3400
Purchase               11,598               12.5516
Purchase               13,465               12.4700
Purchase               35,907               12.4213
Purchase               53,066               12.2815
Purchase               36,723               12.7574
Purchase               1,600                12.7165
Purchase               9,242                12.5493
Purchase               1,278                12.3400
Purchase               1,145                12.6920
Sale                   1,603                12.2457
Sale                   3,280                12.4337
Sale                   2,641                12.3400
Sale                   35,907               12.4213
Sale                   55,243               12.6729
Sale                   2,411                12.3491
Sale                   5,132                12.4199

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2411          12.349
CFD            Long          5132          12.4198
CFD            Long          3280          12.4337
CFD            Long          55243         12.6728
CFD            Long          873           12.7406
CFD            Short         53066         12.2814
CFD            Short         9242          12.5492
CFD            Short         11598         12.5515
CFD            Short         47357         12.5903
CFD            Short         1600          12.7165
CFD            Short         36723         12.7573
CFD            Short         900           12.8277

(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                         12 August 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