Company KAZAKHMYS PLC (United Kingdom) informed about finishing of program of redeeming of own shares

/KASE, February 15, 08/ - Company KAZAKHMYS PLC (London), common shares of which are traded in Kazakhstan stock exchange's (KASE) category "A" official list, provided KASE with press-release, in which is informed that: Quotation begin Company Kazakhmys PLC (further - Kazakhmys) announces that it had finished the program of redeeming of own shares in the limits of $400 m., which was started on October 24, 2007. Totally were purchased and annulled 15,079,577 common shares at average price of 12.73 sterling pounds per share, which in joint makes 192,298,972 sterling pounds ($390,137,520), including costs, connected to operation. Average price at closing of market and average weighted at total cost price for the same period made 13.21 sterling pounds per share and 13.08 sterling pounds per share correspondingly. Issued shareholders capital of Company after finishing of program of redeeming of own shares makes 454,954,288 common shares. For receiving of additional information please contact to next persons: John Smelt, Head of Corporate connections department Tel.: +44 20 7901 7882 Tel.: +44 787 964 2675 Olga Nekrasova, Financial analysts Tel.: +44 20 7901 7814 Kazakhmys PLC David Siminson Tel:+44 20 7653 6620 Tom Randell Tel:+44 20 7653 6620 Anastasia Ivanova (in Russian language) Tel:+44 20 7653 6620 Leonid Fink (in Russian language) Tel:+44 20 7653 6620 "Merlin" Quotation end [2008-02-15]