KAZAKHMYS PLС (United Kingdom) buys back 49,890 common shares GB00B0HZPV38 (GB_KZMS) from Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited on January 3, 2012

/KASE, January 5, 12/ - 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 3 January 2012 it purchased from Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited 49,890 ordinary shares at an average price of 964.2381 pence per share. The highest price paid was 965.5 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 943.5 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Kazakhmys PLC holds 5,609,600 ordinary shares in treasury and has 529,808,361 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). For further information please contact: Kazakhmys John Smelt, head of Corporate Relations tel. +44 20 7901 7882 tel. +44 78 7964 2675 Irina Tretyakova, Financial Analys, 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 unquote [2012-01-05]