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               09 September 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       6,611,061     1.24%        208,183     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      228,600     0.04%         72,653     0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,839,661     1.28%        280,836     0.05%

(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      56,200               9.1986
Purchase      72,590               9.3040
Purchase      3,700                9.6569
Purchase      99,843               9.3784
Purchase      1,600                9.4347
Purchase      5,292                9.4479
Purchase      2,507                10.6263
Purchase      9,029                9.1875
Purchase      40,929               9.4652
Purchase      16,402               9.2135
Purchase      21,811               9.1143
Purchase      929                  9.0450
Purchase      839                  9.9700
Purchase      3,145                9.6765
Purchase      2,459                10.6400
Sale          1,077                9.9700
Sale          5,292                8.8316
Sale          1,255                8.8630
Sale          839                  9.9700
Sale          103,589              9.3631

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD             Long         24193         10.0812
CFD             Long         25657         10.0813
CFD             Long         13877         8.8464
CFD             Long         1255          8.8629
CFD             Long         103589        9.3631
CFD             Long         31666         9.367
CFD             Short        21811         9.1142
CFD             Short        9029          9.1874
CFD             Short        56200         9.1986
CFD             Short        16402         9.2134
CFD             Short        72590         9.304
CFD             Short        99843         9.3784
CFD             Short        1600          9.4347
CFD             Short        40929         9.4651
CFD             Short        3700          9.6569

(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                         10 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