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               02 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       5,973,614      1.31%      346,788       0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives      397,625      0.09%      413,443       0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,371,239      1.40%       760,231      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 Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      5,304                15.8061
Purchase      222                  15.9174
Purchase      190                  15.8097
Purchase      3,206                15.8586
Purchase      46                   15.9200
Purchase      19,400               15.7711
Purchase      859                  15.7987
Purchase      8,526                15.7839
Sale          900                  15.9170
Sale          709                  15.8889
Sale          16,521               15.8558
Sale          8,883                15.9994
Sale          33,203               15.8466
Sale          1,655                15.8153
Sale          4,805                15.8558
Sale          4,904                15.8420
Sale          5,110                15.8558
Sale          7,658                15.8145
Sale          46                   15.9100
Sale          1,150                15.7823

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1150          15.7822
CFD            Long          7658          15.8145
CFD            Long          1655          15.8152
CFD            Long          4904          15.8419
CFD            Long          33203         15.8466
CFD            Long          900           15.9169
CFD            Long          8883          15.9993
CFD            Short         8526          15.7838
CFD            Short         5304          15.8061
CFD            Short         190           15.8097
CFD            Short         3206          15.8586

(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                         03 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