BlackRock Group - Rule 8.3- Eurasian Nat Res

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Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:22am EDT

RNS Number:5927S
BlackRock Group
17 April 2008

                                                                        FORM 8.3



    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing  (Note 1)          BlackRock Group
Company dealt in                          Eurasian Natural Resources Corp Plc
Class of relevant security to which the   USD 0.20 ordinary shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing                            16th April 2008



2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE


(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)


                                                                   Long                  Short
                                                                   Number       (%)      Number     (%)
(1) Relevant securities                                             29,334,365   2.27%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total                                                               29,334,365   2.27%


(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)


 Class of relevant security:                                           Long             Short
                                                                       Number    (%)    Number    (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total



(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                  Details






3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)



(a)              Purchases and sales


 Purchase/sale                     Number of securities              Price per unit (Note 5)


Sale                               107,726                           GBP 12.33
Sale                               134,536                           GBP 12.88
Sale                               549,370                           GBP 13.1726





(b)               Derivatives transactions (other than options)


 Product name, e.g. Long/short (Note 6)     Number of securities (Note 7)    Price per unit (Note 5)
CFD







(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities



(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 Product name   Writing,        Number of       Exercise     Type, e.g.   Expiry     Option money paid/
e.g. call       selling,        securities to   price        American,    date       received per unit
option          purchasing,     which the                    European                (Note 5)
                varying etc.    option relates               etc.
                                (Note 7)






(ii)               Exercising


 Product name, e.g. call option    Number of securities              Exercise price per unit (Note 5)






(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


 Nature of transaction (Note 8)    Details                           Price per unit (if applicable)
                                                                     (Note 5)






4.         OTHER INFORMATION



Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives



Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be
stated.



None...........................................................................
............................................................



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)
            NO


Date of disclosure                                          17th April 2008


Contact name                                                Kai Chew
Telephone number                                            020 7743 2602
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which      Kazakhmys Plc
connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)    Category 2



Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk




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