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Kazakhmys PLC18 December 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company Kazakhmys PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Vladimir Kim 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 In (2) above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Cuprum Holdings B.V. - 135,944,325 (Mr Kim holds a 100% interest in Cuprum Holdings S.A.) Harper Finance Ltd - 101,470,900 (Mr Kim holds a 50% interest in Harper Finance Ltd) Vladimir Kim - 6,175 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 33,190,668 shares held in the name of Perry Partners S.A. (Mr Cha, Chief Executive of Kazakhmys PLC, sold an interest of approximately 7.1% of Kazakhmys PLC to Mr Kim through the sale of the entire capital of Perry Partners S.A. to Mr Kim (through the Parow Trust)). 6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 7.1 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 11,686,855 (Mr Kim acquired directly 2.5% of Kazakhmys PLC from Perry Partners S.A. (which resulted in no change in holding) prior to immediately selling the acquired 2.5%). 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 2.5% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 20 pence 10. Date of transaction 14 December 2006 11. Date listed company informed 15 December 2006 12. Total holding following this notification Cuprum Holdings B.V. - 135,944,325 (Mr Kim owns 100% of Cuprum Holdings B.V.) Harper Finance Ltd - 101,470,900 (Mr Kim owns 50% of Harper Finance Ltd) Perry Partners S.A. - 21,503,813 (Mr Kim owns 100% of Perry Partners S.A.) Vladimir Kim - 6,175 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 44.5% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Robert Welch, Deputy Company Secretary +44 (0)20 7901 7831 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification Robert Welch, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification 18 December 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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