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               06 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       8,071,159     1.51%        126,445     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives      550,704     0.10%        776,685     0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,621,863     1.61%        903,130     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           20,905              4.2220
Purchase           2,314               5.6900
Purchase           1,490               4.3686
Purchase           31,738              4.2065
Purchase           10,155              4.1775
Purchase           123,964             4.6023
Purchase           117,116             4.6567
Purchase           153                 4.2300
Purchase           428                 4.1388
Purchase           76,328              4.2079
Purchase           700                 4.2871
Sale               117,075             4.6068
Sale               17,244              4.6621
Sale               113,273             4.6339
Sale               65,038              4.7425
Sale               800                 4.6117
Sale               6,920               4.4965
Sale               6,270               4.1775
Sale               2,600               4.8885
Sale               1,716               4.1775
Sale               5,098               4.9067
Sale               8,390               5.7200
Sale               151,145             4.3682

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          151145        4.3681
CFD            Long          12619         4.3951
CFD            Long          6920          4.4965
CFD            Long          117075        4.6067
CFD            Long          800           4.6117
CFD            Long          8477          4.6291
CFD            Long          113273        4.6339
CFD            Long          17244         4.6621
CFD            Long          65038         4.7424
CFD            Long          2600          4.8884
CFD            Short         428           4.1388
CFD            Short         31738         4.2064
CFD            Short         76328         4.2078
CFD            Short         20905         4.222
CFD            Short         700           4.2871
CFD            Short         8122          4.3368
CFD            Short         18460         4.3374
CFD            Short         1490          4.3686
CFD            Short         117920        4.5956
CFD            Short         117116        4.6566
CFD            Short         6044          4.7326

(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                         07 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