KAZAKHMYS PLC (United Kingdom) changes interim dividend payment date

/KASE, October 2, 08/ - KAZAKHMYS PLC (London), common shares of which are traded in the official list of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) of the first category, provided KASE with a notification: Quotation start Further to the announcement of the Kazakhmys PLC ("Kazakhmys") half-yearly report for the period ended 30 June 2008 made on 28 August 2008, the directors of Kazakhmys announce that the interim dividend declared on 27 August 2008 in respect of the year ended 31 December 2008 of 14.0 US cents per ordinary share will now be paid on 24 October 2008 instead of 31 October 2008. All other information relating to the interim dividend contained in the announcement made on 28 August 2008 remains unchanged. For further information, please, contact us by phones: Kazakhmys PLC: John Smelt Head of Corporate Communications Tel.: +44 20 7901 7882 Olga Nekrassova Financial Analyst Tel.: +44 20 7901 7814 Merlin: David Simonson and Tom Randell Tel.: +44 20 7653 6620 Leonid Fink Tel.: +44 20 7653 6620 NOTES TO EDITORS Kazakhmys PLC is a leading international natural resources group, listed in the UK and Kazakhstan, with significant interests in copper, gold, zinc, silver, power generation and petroleum.It is the largest copper producer in Kazakhstan and one of the top ten worldwide with 20 mines, 10 concentrators and 2 smelters. Kazakhmys copper operations are fully integrated from mining ore through to the production of finished copper cathode and rod. Total copper cathode produced in 2007 from own ore was 341 thousand tonnes. Production is backed by a captive power supply and significant rail infrastructure. Kazakhmys also owns MKM, an upstream copper products fabrication company in Germany, which produces a range of pre and semi-finished copper and copper alloy products. Kazakhmys Copper produces significant volumes of other metals, including zinc, silver and gold. In 2007, it produced 45 thousand tonnes of zinc metal and 133 thousand tonnes of zinc concentrate. Kazakhmys is the fourth largest silver producer in the world (19 million ounces produced in 2007). Kazakhmys Gold, which acquired Eurasia Gold Inc in July 2007, includes substantial new development and exploration opportunities. The Group produced 146 thousand ounces of gold in 2007 and has measured and indicated resources of 2.3 million ounces. Kazakhmys Power owns the recently acquired coal fired Ekibastuz GRES-1 plant, the largest in Kazakhstan with a nameplate capacity of 4,000 MW. In addition, it owns the Maikuben open cast coal mine, supplying around 20% of the power plant's fuel requirements producing over 3.4 million tonnes of coal in 2007. Kazakhmys Petroleum has acquired the East Akzhar exploration block, with an area of 602km, located on the eastern fringe of the Caspian depression. The Group is part of the FTSE-100 index of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange and is also listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE). It had revenues of $5.3 billion in 2007 with EBITDA of $2.3 billion. The Group employs some 65,000 people, principally in Kazakhstan. The Group's strategic aim is to diversify and participate in the development of the significant natural resource opportunities in Central Asia. Quotation end [2008-10-02]