KAZAKHMYS PLС (United Kingdom) buys back 111,000 common shares GB00B0HZPV38 (GB_KZMS) from J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. on 21, 2011

/KASE, December 23, 11/ - KAZAKHMYS PLС (London) shares of which are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided to KASE the following information: quotation Kazakhmys PLC announces that on 21 December 2011 it purchased from J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. 111,000 ordinary shares at an average price of pence per share. The highest price paid was 904.0 pence per share lowest price paid was 881.5 pence per share. The purchased shares as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Kazakhmys 5,472,103 ordinary shares in treasury and has 529,945,858 ordinary issue (excluding treasury shares). Kazakhmys John Smelt, head of Corporate Relations tel. +44 20 7901 7882 tel. +44 78 7964 2675 Irina Tretyakova, Financial Analyst, tel: +44 20 7901 7814 Maksut Zhapabaev, head of Corporate Relations in Almaty tel: +77 27 3304 556 Zulfira Mukhamedyarova, Senior Manager, Media Relations, tel: +77 27 3304 556 Merlin David Simonson, tel. +44 20 7726 8400 Maria Babkina, tel: +44 20 7726 8400 ends [2011-12-23]