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               10 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       8,106,913     1.51%         80,880     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives      315,032     0.06%      1,128,864     0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,421,945     1.57%      1,209,744     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           81,449              3.3791
Purchase           10,693              3.3896
Purchase           126,062             3.4089
Purchase           4,934               3.3361
Purchase           134                 3.5025
Purchase           23                  3.3450
Purchase           8,252               3.3275
Purchase           192,430             3.4020
Purchase           3,560               3.3975
Purchase           1,117               3.4104
Purchase           2,996               3.4625
Purchase           68,380              3.3978
Purchase           12,540              3.3450
Purchase           3,583               3.3750
Sale               4,934               3.4870
Sale               3,226               3.4169
Sale               6,263               3.4406
Sale               114,215             3.4102
Sale               610                 3.3994
Sale               7,808               3.7704
Sale               45                  3.4650
Sale               5,158               3.4360
Sale               2,860               3.3450
Sale               5,177               3.4988
Sale               190,535             3.4155
Sale               30,506              3.3775
Sale               3,560               3.4148
Sale               4,004               3.3450
Sale               3,583               3.3750
Sale               1,746               3.4108
Sale               42,743              3.4199
Sale               9,032               3.4127
Sale               12,540              3.3450
Sale               8,555               3.4135
Sale               23                  3.3450


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          29410         3.3442
CFD            Long          19687         3.345
CFD            Long          30506         3.3775
CFD            Long          610           3.3993
CFD            Long          114215        3.4101
CFD            Long          1746          3.4108
CFD            Long          8555          3.4134
CFD            Long          190535        3.4154
CFD            Long          42743         3.4199
CFD            Long          6263          3.4406
CFD            Long          4934          3.4869
CFD            Long          5177          3.4987
CFD            Short         8252          3.3274
CFD            Short         4934          3.3361
CFD            Short         81449         3.379
CFD            Short         10693         3.3896
CFD            Short         68380         3.3978
CFD            Short         192430        3.402
CFD            Short         40362         3.4034
CFD            Short         126062        3.4089
CFD            Short         1117          3.4104
CFD            Short         1656          3.4349

(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                         13 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