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               11 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       5,793,480      1.27%      249,237       0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      370,359      0.08%      299,046       0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,163,839      1.35%       548,283      0.12%

(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      34,541               17.0073
Purchase      475                  16.7968
Purchase      544                  17.1733
Purchase      1,429                16.9675
Purchase      73                   16.9800
Purchase      24,381               17.0053
Sale          206                  17.0800
Sale          273                  16.9800
Sale          519                  17.0800
Sale          281                  17.0800
Sale          33,008               16.9643
Sale          60                   16.9800
Sale          2,400                17.0783
Sale          33,488               17.0438
Sale          6,380                16.9800
Sale          544                  16.7732
Sale          4,534                16.9848

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          544           16.7731
CFD            Long          685           16.9464
CFD            Long          33008         16.9642
CFD            Long          4534          16.9847
CFD            Long          33488         17.0437
CFD            Long          2400          17.0783
CFD            Short         1429          16.9674
CFD            Short         34541         17.0072
CFD            Short         544           17.1732

(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                         14 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