KAZAKHMYS PLС (United Kingdom) buys back 110,000 common shares GB00B0HZPV38 (GB_KZMS) from Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited on March 30, 2012

/KASE, April 3, 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 30 March 2012 it purchased from Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited 110,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 912.8194 pence per share. The highest price paid was 930.0 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 899.0 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Kazakhmys PLC holds 7,955,503 ordinary shares in treasury and has 527,462,458 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 [2012-04-03]