Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Kazakhmys PLC announces that on 13 December 2011 it purchased from Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited 113,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 899.6666 pence per share. The highest price paid was 915.0 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 879.5 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Kazakhmys PLC holds 4,787,168 ordinary shares in treasury and has 530,630,793 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Kazakhmys PLC - Investor Relations

John Smelt

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john.smelt@kazakhmys.com

Merlin

David Simonson

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Hill & Knowlton Hong Kong

K W Lam

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