Company KAZAKHMYS PLC (United Kingdom) informed about finishing of first stage of pre-export financial credit

/KASE, February 6, 08/ - Company KAZAKHMYS PLC (London), common shares of which are traded in Kazakhstan stock exchange's category "A" official list, provided KASE with press-release dated February 5, 2008, in which the following is informed: Quotation begin Group Kazakhmys PLC announces about borrowing of pre-export financial credit in size of $2.1 bn. for application in general corporate goals, including with aim of announced today purchasing of Ekibastuz HPS. First stage of borrowing of 5 years' credit under management of Deutsche Bank was finished with significant increase of signing for credit' provision from the side of wide number of banks. The given credit line is subjected to final registration in form of juridical documentation. The main authorized organizers of credit line are ABN AMRO Bank, Barclays Bank, BNP Paribas, CALYON, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank, ING Bank, Natixis, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and WestLB. Currently the given credit line had entered the second stage, on which is happening the syndication of limited group of banks, which in future will participate in crediting, having signed the corresponding documents in February 2008. Further details will be published in proper order. For detailed information please contact at: John Smelt, Head of corporate connections department Tel.: +44 20 7901 7882 Tel.: +44 787 964 2675 Olga Nekrasova, Financial analyst Tel.: +44 20 7901 7814 Kazakhmys PLC David Saymonson and Tom Randell (in English language) Tel.: +44 20 7653 6620 Leonid Fink and Anastasia Ivanova (in Russian language) Tel: +44 20 7653 6620 Quotation begin [2008-02-06]