KAZAKHMYS PLС (United Kingdom) buys back 115,153 common shares GB00B0HZPV38 (GB_KZMS) from J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. on December 19, 2011

/KASE, December 20, 11/ - KAZAKHMYS PLС (London), shares of which are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided to KASE the following information: quote Kazakhmys PLC announces that on 19 December 2011 it purchased from J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. 115,153 ordinary shares at an average price of 868.4142 pence per share. The highest price paid was 884.50 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 845.75 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Kazakhmys PLC holds 5,246,321 ordinary shares in treasury and has 530,171,640 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Kazakhmys PLC - Investor Relations John Smelt, head of Corporate Relations Tel.: +44 20 7901 7882 Tel.: +44 78 7964 2675 Irina Tretyakova, Financial Analyst Tel: Tel.: +44 20 7901 7814 Maksut Zhapabaev, head of Corporate Relations in Almaty Tel: +77 27 3304 556 Zulfira Mukhamedyarova, senior manager on Media Relations Tel: +77 27 3304 556 Merlin David Simonson, tel. +44 20 7726 8400 Maria Babkina, tel. +44 20 7726 8400 unquote [2011-12-20]