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               29 August 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       6,432,458       1.20%      328,795      0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      276,177       0.05%      263,768      0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,708,635       1.25%      592,563      0.11%


(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
Purchase      4,663                12.9953
Purchase      415                  12.9200
Purchase      421                  12.9953
Purchase      4,489                12.7200
Purchase      2,268                12.9182
Purchase      206                  12.9200
Purchase      435                  12.9182
Purchase      76                   12.9953
Purchase      39                   12.9200
Purchase      1,038                12.9953
Purchase      5,888                12.9182
Purchase      217                  12.9200
Purchase      2,404                12.9200
Purchase      2,389                12.9182
Purchase      26,429               12.9182
Purchase      1,423                12.9182
Purchase      251                  12.9953
Purchase      2,542                12.9200
Purchase      893                  13.0113
Purchase      4,489                12.7200
Purchase      35,642               12.9661
Purchase      15,626               12.9866
Purchase      35,171               12.9396
Purchase      1,300                12.8598
Purchase      536                  12.9200
Purchase      16,467               12.9200
Purchase      632                  12.9200
Purchase      3,689                12.9200
Purchase      4,063                12.9200
Purchase      1,578                12.9361
Purchase      400                  12.9953
Purchase      15,473               12.9361
Purchase      30                   12.9200
Purchase      1,578                12.9200
Purchase      595                  12.9200
Purchase      6,547                12.9182
Purchase      328                  12.9182
Purchase      1,155                12.9953
Purchase      73                   12.9200
Purchase      943                  12.9182
Purchase      1,077                12.9953
Purchase      6,108                12.9182
Purchase      57                   12.9953
Purchase      556                  12.9200
Sale          468                  12.7608
Sale          9,800                12.9793
Sale          87,980               12.9306
Sale          295                  12.7800
Sale          39,608               12.9554
Sale          7,531                12.9316
Sale          16,467               12.9200
Sale          4,656                12.9200
Sale          4,490                12.9218
Sale          1,578                12.9200
Sale          2,542                12.9200
Sale          792                  12.9968
Sale          1,551                12.7608

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          87980         12.9305
CFD            Long          7531          12.9315
CFD            Long          39608         12.9553
CFD            Short         1300          12.8598
CFD            Short         4             12.9162
CFD            Short         35171         12.9396
CFD            Short         35642         12.966
CFD            Short         15626         12.9866
CFD            Short         893           13.0112

(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                         01 September 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