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               14 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       7,940,191      1.48%       41,305       0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives      220,470      0.04%    1,085,066       0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,160,661      1.52%     1,126,371      0.21%


(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      2,687                4.3925
Purchase      600                  4.3307
Purchase      49,857               4.5235
Purchase      7,276                4.3300
Purchase      296                  4.3325
Purchase      572                  4.3325
Purchase      4,004                4.3325
Purchase      18                   4.5600
Purchase      2,670                4.3925
Purchase      110,804              4.5150
Purchase      17                   4.0850
Purchase      25,705               4.4780
Sale          38,652               4.3325
Sale          1,579                4.2746
Sale          17                   4.3475
Sale          2,100                4.6121
Sale          2,687                4.3925
Sale          2,670                4.3925
Sale          277                  4.3496
Sale          5,912                4.3325
Sale          1,600                4.3396
Sale          800                  4.4448
Sale          39,380               4.4682
Sale          17                   4.0850
Sale          128,062              4.5138
Sale          130,358              4.4458
Sale          21,428               4.3717
Sale          34,630               4.4618

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1579          4.2745
CFD            Long          1600          4.3396
CFD            Long          21428         4.3717
CFD            Long          800           4.4448
CFD            Long          130358        4.4458
CFD            Long          34630         4.4617
CFD            Long          39380         4.4681
CFD            Long          114462        4.5138
CFD            Long          13600         4.5139
CFD            Long          2100          4.6121
CFD            Short         7276          4.33
CFD            Short         600           4.3306
CFD            Short         25705         4.478
CFD            Short         110804        4.515
CFD            Short         49857         4.5235

(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                         15 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