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               15 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       7,686,079      1.44%       36,332       0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives      193,380      0.04%      793,395      0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              7,879,459      1.47%       829,727     0.16%


(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      2,440                4.0574
Purchase      56,442               3.5388
Purchase      153                  3.3675
Purchase      84,842               3.6503
Purchase      11,094               3.3756
Purchase      49,804               4.3325
Purchase      2,314                3.3675
Purchase      1,068                4.3325
Purchase      712                  4.3325
Purchase      1,246                4.3325
Purchase      8,900                4.3325
Purchase      153                  4.3325
Purchase      153                  3.3675
Sale          1,407                3.4045
Sale          1,600                3.6694
Sale          79,397               3.6487
Sale          243,901              3.6022
Sale          5,230                4.0419
Sale          3,200                3.6060
Sale          51,684               3.5242
Sale          41,621               3.7037
Sale          21,586               3.4218
Sale          3,322                3.3675
Sale          5,852                3.7151
Sale          5,514                3.7151
Sale          3,700                3.7151
Sale          5,402                3.7151
Sale          17                   4.0225

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          21586         3.4218
CFD            Long          51684         3.5241
CFD            Long          243901        3.6022
CFD            Long          3200          3.606
CFD            Long          77400         3.6479
CFD            Long          1600          3.6693
CFD            Long          1997          3.677
CFD            Long          41621         3.7036
CFD            Long          5230          4.0419
CFD            Short         4401          3.3675
CFD            Short         11094         3.3755
CFD            Short         2733          3.4719
CFD            Short         3970          3.4722
CFD            Short         56442         3.5387
CFD            Short         17716         3.6147
CFD            Short         80858         3.6476
CFD            Short         3984          3.7042
CFD            Short         2440          4.0574
CFD            Short         33340         4.3313
CFD            Short         9897          4.5109

(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                         16 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