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               09 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       8,047,883     1.50%        175,615     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      383,922     0.07%      1,116,800     0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,431,805     1.58%      1,292,415     0.24%

(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           84                  3.8806
Purchase           583                 3.8081
Purchase           7,808               3.7698
Purchase           5,984               3.7975
Purchase           33,438              3.8891
Purchase           7                   3.7975
Purchase           4,190               3.6130
Purchase           166,434             3.8189
Purchase           153                 3.8250
Purchase           651                 3.8631
Purchase           17,329              3.8370
Purchase           37,594              3.8584
Purchase           7,409               3.7851
Purchase           3,165               3.7475
Purchase           2,670               3.8550
Purchase           8,900               3.7975
Purchase           890                 3.7975
Purchase           712                 3.7975
Purchase           895                 3.7975
Purchase           2,687               3.8450
Purchase           12,098              3.8584
Purchase           162,853             3.8268
Sale               8,842               3.8130
Sale               49,257              3.8113
Sale               20,100              3.7694
Sale               729                 3.7025
Sale               824                 3.7412
Sale               3,672               3.8380
Sale               2,700               3.7020
Sale               161,428             3.8425
Sale               1,110               3.8605
Sale               2,687               3.8450
Sale               1,230               3.7697
Sale               4,190               3.5945
Sale               25,000              3.7894
Sale               4,193               3.8933
Sale               2,670               3.8747
Sale               175,017             3.8270
Sale               7,808               3.7698

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4190          3.5944
CFD            Long          2700          3.702
CFD            Long          20100         3.7693
CFD            Long          1230          3.7696
CFD            Long          7808          3.7697
CFD            Long          25000         3.7894
CFD            Long          49257         3.8113
CFD            Long          8842          3.813
CFD            Long          175017        3.827
CFD            Long          3672          3.838
CFD            Long          161428        3.8424
CFD            Long          49692         3.8584
CFD            Short         4190          3.613
CFD            Short         7409          3.785
CFD            Short         11401         3.8171
CFD            Short         12155         3.8173
CFD            Short         166434        3.8188
CFD            Short         162853        3.8268
CFD            Short         17329         3.8369
CFD            Short         651           3.8631
CFD            Short         84            3.8805
CFD            Short         33438         3.8891

(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                         10 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