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               12 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       6,375,083      1.19%       324,934      0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      233,724      0.04%       254,586      0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,608,807      1.23%       579,520      0.11%


(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               1,279                11.6600
Purchase               6,059                11.6600
Purchase               57,761               11.8616
Purchase               145                  11.9710
Purchase               3,031                11.7390
Purchase               1,603                11.7357
Purchase               32,993               11.7780
Purchase               11,834               11.8426
Purchase               700                  11.7362
Purchase               1,144                11.6600
Purchase               39,954               11.8761
Purchase               6,863                11.6600
Purchase               9,022                11.6600
Purchase               3,492                11.8985
Purchase               19,796               11.8331
Sale                   13,400               11.9541
Sale                   4,745                11.8085
Sale                   700                  12.3380
Sale                   91,564               Transfer
Sale                   38,476               11.9089
Sale                   1,200                11.9680
Sale                   6,059                11.6600
Sale                   1,876                11.8796
Sale                   4,283                11.8012
Sale                   16,425               11.8085
Sale                   7,521                11.8085
Sale                   966                  11.6600
Sale                   8,967                11.8796
Sale                   1,031                11.8424

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4283          11.8012
CFD            Long          38476         11.9088
CFD            Long          13400         11.954
CFD            Long          1200          11.968
CFD            Long          700           12.338
CFD            Short         8713          11.6577
CFD            Short         700           11.7362
CFD            Short         3031          11.739
CFD            Short         32993         11.778
CFD            Short         13615         11.8319
CFD            Short         19796         11.833
CFD            Short         11834         11.8425
CFD            Short         57761         11.8615
CFD            Short         3903          11.876
CFD            Short         39954         11.8761
CFD            Short         30504         11.9104
CFD            Short         12823         12.2005

(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                         13 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