KAZAKHMYS PLС (United Kingdom) buys back 121,000 common shares GB00B0HZPV38 (GB_KZMS) from Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited on May 3, 2012

/KASE, May 8, 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 May 2012 it purchased from Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited 121,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 831.6001 pence per share. The highest price paid was 858.0 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 821.5 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Kazakhmys PLC holds 11,310,830 ordinary shares in treasury and has 524,107,131 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 Merlin David Simonson, tel. +44 20 7726 8400 Ian Middleton, tel. +44 20 7726 8400 Maria Babkina, tel. +44 20 7726 8400 Hill & Knowlton Hong Kong K W Lam tel. +852 2894 6321 unquote [2012-05-08]