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 July 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       5,865,735      1.29%        440,113     0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives      548,293      0.12%        223,255     0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,414,028      1.41%        663,368     0.15%

(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            Price per unit
                       Securities           (GBP)
Purchase               9,684                14.9127
Purchase               4,800                15.2678
Purchase               8,504                15.1416
Purchase               68,207               15.2074
Purchase               5,683                15.2921
Purchase               1,200                14.4274
Purchase               58,934               15.0943
Purchase               48,013               15.0473
Sale                   700                  15.2500
Sale                   54,127               15.2414
Sale                   70,929               15.1556
Sale                   14,841               14.5739
Sale                   59,400               15.2205
Sale                   4,800                15.2054
Sale                   116,895              15.3220

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          14841         14.5738
CFD            Long          70929         15.1555
CFD            Long          4800          15.2053
CFD            Long          59400         15.2205
CFD            Long          54127         15.2414
CFD            Long          116895        15.322
CFD            Short         1200          14.4274
CFD            Short         9684          14.9127
CFD            Short         48013         15.0472
CFD            Short         58934         15.0943
CFD            Short         8504          15.1416
CFD            Short         5307          15.147
CFD            Short         68207         15.2073
CFD            Short         4800          15.2677
CFD            Short         5683          15.2921
CFD            Short         5868          15.3066

(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                         15 July 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