KAZAKHMYS PLC (United Kingdom) in talks to raise a USD 2 bn loan facility

/KASE, October 13, 09/ - KAZAKHMYS PLC (London), listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided KASE with a press release: Quotation begins Kazakhmys notes comments in the press and announces that it is in discussion with the China Development Bank and National wellbeing fund Samruk-Kazyna regarding a potential corporate loan facility of around USD2 bn. The loan would help fund the development of major growth projects. We will update the market should negotiations result in a facility being signed. For further information please contact: Kazakhmys PLC John Smelt Corporate Relations Tel: +44 20 7901 7882 Ayrin Barton Financial Analyst Tel: +44 20 7901 7814 Zulfira Mukhamediarova Media Relations Tel: +72 72 663 317 Merlin David Simonson Tel: +44 20 7653 6620 Tom Randell Tel: +44 20 7653 6620 Leonid Fink Tel: +44 20 7653 6620 Ends [2009-10-13]