Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Kazakhmys PLC announces that on 8 May 2012 it purchased from J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. 130,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 760.3111 pence per share. The highest price paid was 771.5 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 743.0 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Kazakhmys PLC holds 11,440,830 ordinary shares in treasury and has 523,977,131 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Kazakhmys PLC - Investor Relations

John Smelt

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Hill & Knowlton Hong Kong

K W Lam

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