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               01 April 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       6,021,405      1.32%      295,425       0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      392,816      0.09%      449,761       0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,414,221      1.41%       745,186      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      76                   15.8700
Purchase      20                   15.8600
Purchase      29,060               15.7049
Purchase      60                   15.8600
Purchase      80                   15.8700
Purchase      338                  15.8700
Purchase      386                  15.9200
Purchase      27                   15.8500
Purchase      138                  15.8600
Purchase      184                  15.9000
Purchase      10                   15.8900
Purchase      180                  15.8900
Purchase      424                  15.9300
Purchase      1,600                15.8505
Purchase      190                  15.8900
Purchase      686                  15.8900
Purchase      34                   15.8900
Purchase      1,621                15.7617
Purchase      370                  15.8700
Purchase      308                  15.8700
Purchase      743                  15.8700
Purchase      295                  15.8700
Purchase      262                  15.9300
Purchase      41                   15.8700
Purchase      7,568                15.8977
Purchase      121                  15.9200
Purchase      133                  15.9300
Purchase      198                  15.8500
Purchase      161                  15.8600
Purchase      259                  15.9100
Purchase      260                  15.8900
Purchase      2,862                15.7972
Purchase      214                  15.9200
Purchase      60                   15.8600
Purchase      438                  15.9300
Purchase      11,874               15.6873
Purchase      680                  15.8700
Purchase      192                  15.8900
Sale          691                  15.7389
Sale          8,700                15.9300
Sale          470                  15.7359
Sale          6,916                15.9348
Sale          1,007                15.7270
Sale          29,168               15.7073
Sale          6,611                15.8038
Sale          7,568                15.8977
Sale          241                  15.8272
Sale          2,474                15.9378
Sale          268                  15.8235
Sale          58                   16.1002
Sale          860                  15.9300

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          29168         15.7073
CFD            Long          1007          15.727
CFD            Long          6611          15.8037
CFD            Long          268           15.8234
CFD            Long          241           15.8271
CFD            Long          6916          15.9348
CFD            Long          2474          15.9377
CFD            Short         11874         15.6873
CFD            Short         29060         15.7048
CFD            Short         2862          15.7972
CFD            Short         1600          15.8504
CFD            Short         7568          15.8976

(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                         02 April 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