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               07 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       7,969,834     1.49%        153,191     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      410,032     0.08%      1,027,478     0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,379,866     1.57%      1,180,669     0.22%

(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           3,344               4.2924
Purchase           20,402              4.2296
Purchase           3,697               4.1637
Purchase           199,344             4.0890
Purchase           65,877              4.2011
Purchase           21,927              4.2748
Purchase           1,131               4.0186
Purchase           500                 4.2732
Purchase           505                 4.2673
Purchase           14,363              3.9550
Purchase           16,962              4.1350
Purchase           31,391              4.2030
Sale               19,333              4.0272
Sale               3,344               4.0794
Sale               196,627             4.1084
Sale               18,393              4.0272
Sale               11,429              4.2017
Sale               2,400               4.0700
Sale               84,700              4.1700
Sale               1,200               4.1493
Sale               5,027               4.0272
Sale               1,618               4.0651
Sale               65,032              4.2230
Sale               5,720               4.1350
Sale               10,155              4.1775
Sale               2,288               4.1350
Sale               47,148              4.1135
Sale               3,904               4.1713
Sale               832                 4.2169

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2400          4.07
CFD            Long          3344          4.0793
CFD            Long          196627        4.1083
CFD            Long          47148         4.1135
CFD            Long          789           4.1447
CFD            Long          1200          4.1493
CFD            Long          84700         4.17
CFD            Long          3904          4.1712
CFD            Long          11429         4.2016
CFD            Long          832           4.2168
CFD            Long          64243         4.2239
CFD            Short         1131          4.0186
CFD            Short         199344        4.0889
CFD            Short         167418        4.0941
CFD            Short         8678          4.108
CFD            Short         132230        4.1081
CFD            Short         131062        4.1176
CFD            Short         20575         4.1178
CFD            Short         3697          4.1637
CFD            Short         65877         4.2011
CFD            Short         31391         4.203
CFD            Short         20402         4.2295
CFD            Short         505           4.2673
CFD            Short         500           4.2732
CFD            Short         21927         4.2747
CFD            Short         3344          4.2924

(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                         08 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