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 October 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       8,188,661     1.53%        180,417     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      592,199     0.11%        760,632     0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,780,860     1.64%        941,049     0.18%

(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           5,779               5.7178
Purchase           17,915              5.5750
Purchase           123,572             5.9326
Purchase           1,087               6.0750
Purchase           2,414               5.6216
Purchase           4,831               5.5729
Purchase           276                 5.9908
Purchase           25,232              5.9278
Purchase           4,479               5.5900
Purchase           13,367              5.7200
Purchase           6,669               5.7200
Purchase           3,560               5.7200
Sale               5,779               5.7178
Sale               21,700              5.9768
Sale               3,692               5.9902
Sale               1,922               5.8000
Sale               27,562              5.8977
Sale               1,943               6.0694
Sale               99,267              5.9071
Sale               27,658              5.9609
Sale               1,300               6.0590
Sale               300                 6.0840
Sale               130,500             5.9392
Sale               2,254               5.7200
Sale               276                 5.9908
Sale               6,055               5.7302
Sale               7,416               5.9902

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD             Long         26354         5.8949
CFD             Long         99267         5.907
CFD             Long         130500        5.9391
CFD             Long         1208          5.9571
CFD             Long         27658         5.9609
CFD             Long         21700         5.9767
CFD             Long         1300          6.059
CFD             Long         1943          6.0693
CFD             Long         300           6.084
CFD             Short        4831          5.5728
CFD             Short        2414          5.6215
CFD             Short        676           5.7439
CFD             Short        123572        5.9325
CFD             Short        24556         5.9329
CFD             Short        3996          6.0032
CFD             Short        13416         6.0123
CFD             Short        1087          6.075
CFD             Short        522           6.0882

(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                         02 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