Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) Glencore International Plc
BARCLAYS PLC
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY (“RIâ€) STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Codeâ€)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) | Name of exempt principal trader: | Â | Barclays Capital Securities Ltd |
(b) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | GLENCORE INTL PLC | |
 | relevant securities this form relates: |  | |
(c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | Advisor to Offeree | |
 | principal trader is connected |  | |
(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 28 March 2012 | |
(e) | Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it | YES: | |
today disclosing, under the Code in respect | XSTRATA PLC | ||
 | of any other party to this offer? |  |
2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security: | Â | Â | ORD | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Interests | Â | Short Positions | Â | |||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | |||||||||
and/or controlled: | 1,090,815 | 0.02% | 8,770,830 | 0.13% | ||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||
(2) | Derivatives (other than | |||||||||
options): | 7,367,465 | 0.11% | 406,000 | 0.01% | ||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||
(3) | Options and agreements to | |||||||||
purchase/sell: | 250,000 | 0.00% | 2,325,900 | 0.03% | ||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||
(4) | TOTAL: | |||||||||
8,708,280 | 0.13% | 11,502,730 | 0.17% |
Class of relevant security: | Â | Â | Convertible Bond | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Interests | Â | Short Positions | Â | |||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | |||||||||
and/or controlled: | 1,800,000 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||
(2) | Derivatives (other than | |||||||||
options): | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||
(3) | Options and agreements to | |||||||||
purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||
(4) | TOTAL: | |||||||||
1,800,000 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other executive options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | Â |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: | Â |
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant | Â | Purchase/sale | Â | Number of | Â | Price per unit | |
security | Â | securities | Â | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 100 | 49.8500 HKD | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 455 | 6.1756 USD | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 3.9141 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,500 | 3.9580 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,100 | 49.5500 HKD | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,357 | 3.9386 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,832 | 3.9191 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,483 | 3.9204 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 6,535 | 3.9515 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 7,800 | 49.4083 HKD | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 11,006 | 3.9183 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 16,981 | 3.9619 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 21,419 | 3.9298 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 22,114 | 3.8925 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 29,256 | 3.9554 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 50,000 | 3.9802 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 138,085 | 3.9364 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 100 | 49.2500 HKD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 100 | 49.7500 HKD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 100 | 49.8500 HKD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 150 | 3.8968 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 200 | 6.1700 USD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 200 | 49.2000 HKD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 253 | 3.9508 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 255 | 6.1800 USD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 300 | 3.9147 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 400 | 3.9498 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 414 | 3.9096 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 478 | 3.9292 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 510 | 3.9058 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 750 | 3.9745 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 900 | 49.1000 HKD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,061 | 3.9176 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,500 | 49.5000 HKD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,100 | 49.3000 HKD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,407 | 3.9203 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,000 | 49.5500 HKD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,200 | 3.9297 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,465 | 3.9273 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,484 | 3.9277 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 7,753 | 3.9266 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 10,811 | 3.9158 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 23,900 | 3.9299 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 39,509 | 3.9521 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 64,993 | 3.9237 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 98,793 | 3.9439 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 150,000 | 3.9584 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 225,802 | 3.9263 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 300,000 | 3.9172 GBP | ||||
ORD (traded as ADR) | Purchase | 172 | 12.7500 USD | ||||
ORD (traded as ADR) | Sale | 172 | 12.7500 USD |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of | Â | Product | Â | Nature of dealing | Â | Number of | Â | Price per | |
relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
security | Â | Â | securities | Â | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 1 | 3.9400 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 5 | 3.9500 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 24 | 3.9220 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 100 | 49.6870 HKD | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 120 | 3.9432 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 157 | 3.9127 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 157 | 3.9342 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 158 | 3.8951 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 380 | 3.9422 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 444 | 3.8952 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 469 | 3.8882 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 599 | 3.9227 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 715 | 3.9137 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 1,277 | 3.9012 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 1,813 | 3.9408 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 1,834 | 3.9608 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 1,845 | 3.9707 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 5,196 | 3.9000 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 17,645 | 3.9228 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 67,822 | 3.9598 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 150,000 | 3.9584 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 300,000 | 3.9172 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 2 | 3.9650 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 3 | 3.9833 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 4 | 3.9550 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 4 | 4.0100 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 6 | 3.9500 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 7 | 3.9800 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 11 | 3.9600 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 11 | 3.9700 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 95 | 3.9558 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 97 | 3.9434 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 98 | 3.9823 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 98 | 4.0083 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 144 | 3.9613 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 155 | 3.9537 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 194 | 3.9478 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 201 | 3.9588 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 298 | 3.9998 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 495 | 3.9873 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 498 | 3.9538 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 499 | 4.0063 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 500 | 3.9838 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 696 | 3.9783 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 997 | 3.9611 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 1,552 | 4.0091 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 1,824 | 3.9472 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 2,100 | 49.6144 HKD | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 2,835 | 3.9634 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 3,601 | 3.9557 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 14,159 | 3.9713 GBP |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security | Â | Product description e.g. call option | Â | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Â | Number of securities to which option relates | Â | Exercise price per unit | Â |
Type
e.g. American, European etc. |
 | Expiry date |  | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercising
Class of relevant security | Â |
Product description
e.g. call option |
 | Number of securities |  | Exercise price per unit |
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security | Â |
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion |
 | Details |  | Price per unit (if applicable) |
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or
understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities
which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered
into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any
party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none†|
NONE |
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or
informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure
and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none†|
NONE |
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | Â |
YES |
Date of disclosure: | Â |
29 Mar 2012 |
Contact name: | Â | Geoff Smith |
Telephone number: | Â | 020 7116 2913 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
143221.01
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Codeâ€)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings | Â | Barclays Capital Securities Ltd |
are being disclosed: | Â | |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | GLENCORE INTL PLC | |
relevant securities this from relates: | Â |
2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
Class | Â | Product | Â | Writing, | Â | Number | Â | Exercise | Â | Type | Â | Expiry | |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | ||||||||
relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | ||||||||||
security | varying etc | to which | |||||||||||
option | |||||||||||||
 |  |  | relates |  |  |  | |||||||
ORD | Put Options | Purchased | 250,000 | 4.4000 | American | 30 Mar 2012 | |||||||
ORD | Put Options | Written | -1,000,000 | 4.8000 | American | 30 Mar 2012 | |||||||
ORD | Call Options | Written | -75,900 | 4.3890 | European | 6 Jul 2012 | |||||||
ORD | Call Options | Written | -250,000 | 4.6000 | American | 30 Mar 2012 | |||||||
ORD | Call Options | Written | -1,000,000 | 4.8000 | American | 30 Mar 2012 |
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: |
It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to contracts for differences (“CFDsâ€) or spread bets.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.