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               03 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       8,181,437     1.53%         95,912     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives      507,552     0.09%        829,473     0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,688,989     1.62%        925,385     0.17%

(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           268,436             5.3108
Purchase           20,665              5.1646
Purchase           2,950               5.3550
Purchase           474                 5.6900
Purchase           444                 5.3300
Purchase           74,083              5.2495
Purchase           104,095             5.3265
Purchase           1,233               5.2034
Purchase           3,356               5.2581
Purchase           17,757              5.2864
Purchase           21,274              5.2696
Purchase           154                 5.6482
Sale               5,199               5.6612
Sale               6,699               5.4893
Sale               742                 5.5341
Sale               104,016             5.3256
Sale               999                 5.3472
Sale               4,478               5.6500
Sale               22,312              5.2775
Sale               268,690             5.3137
Sale               2,950               5.3550
Sale               25,175              5.2775
Sale               27,105              5.2775
Sale               8,994               5.4119

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          20843         5.2141
CFD            Long          268690        5.3136
CFD            Long          101340        5.323
CFD            Long          8994          5.4118
CFD            Long          2676          5.4205
CFD            Long          6699          5.4892
CFD            Long          5199          5.6611
CFD            Short         20665         5.1646
CFD            Short         1233          5.2033
CFD            Short         74083         5.2495
CFD            Short         5192          5.2524
CFD            Short         3356          5.258
CFD            Short         21274         5.2696
CFD            Short         17757         5.2864
CFD            Short         32374         5.2917
CFD            Short         268436        5.3108
CFD            Short         98903         5.3304
CFD            Short         6971          5.343
CFD            Short         1697          5.3445
CFD            Short         278           5.5984

(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                         06 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