KAZAKHMYS PLС (United Kingdom) buys back 104,000 common shares GB00B0HZPV38 (GB_KZMS) from Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited on March 12, 2012

/KASE, April 2, 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 12 March 2012 it purchased from Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited 104,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 961.9543 pence per share. The highest price paid was 976.0 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 953.0 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Kazakhmys PLC holds 6,579,603 ordinary shares in treasury and has 528,838,358 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). For further information please contact: Kazakhmys John Smelt, head of Corporate Communications 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 Mukhamediarova, 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 [2012-04-02]