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               08 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       8,042,806     1.50%         99,979     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives      322,360     0.06%      1,148,230     0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,365,166     1.56%      1,248,209     0.23%

(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           3,204               3.6525
Purchase           55,228              3.7840
Purchase           700                 3.6281
Purchase           124,571             3.7336
Purchase           9,855               3.7939
Purchase           3,583               3.7725
Purchase           8,560               3.6525
Purchase           534                 3.6525
Purchase           3,122               3.8322
Purchase           3,560               3.7725
Purchase           4,450               3.6525
Purchase           356                 3.6525
Purchase           17,791              3.7241
Purchase           9,513               3.6525
Purchase           25,000              4.1660
Purchase           24,088              3.6628
Purchase           252,552             3.7898
Purchase           60                  3.6380
Purchase           2,011               3.9100
Sale               255,969             3.7917
Sale               5,677               3.7122
Sale               18,100              3.7600
Sale               1,013               3.7045
Sale               1,194               3.6761
Sale               21,096              3.6987
Sale               3,560               3.7916
Sale               3,904               3.7606
Sale               126,762             3.7142
Sale               11,270              3.7121
Sale               2,016               3.7065
Sale               3,583               3.7725
Sale               23                  3.9300
Sale               21,599              3.7944

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1194          3.676
CFD            Long          21096         3.6987
CFD            Long          1013          3.7044
CFD            Long          5677          3.7121
CFD            Long          126762        3.7141
CFD            Long          18100         3.7599
CFD            Long          3904          3.7605
CFD            Long          255969        3.7916
CFD            Long          21599         3.7944
CFD            Short         700           3.6281
CFD            Short         60            3.638
CFD            Short         24088         3.6627
CFD            Short         17791         3.7241
CFD            Short         124571        3.7335
CFD            Short         9335          3.7432
CFD            Short         25062         3.7434
CFD            Short         26285         3.7436
CFD            Short         12327         3.7676
CFD            Short         57645         3.7782
CFD            Short         55228         3.784
CFD            Short         252552        3.7897
CFD            Short         9855          3.7938
CFD            Short         20117         3.8037
CFD            Short         3122          3.8322
CFD            Short         25000         4.1659

(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                         09 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