Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) GLENCORE INTL PLC

Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) GLENCORE INTL PLC

BARCLAYS PLC

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY (“RI”) STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	Â	BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Â	GLENCORE INTL PLC
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Â	Advisor to Offeree
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken:	Â	4 October 2012
(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?	Â	YES:   XSTRATA PLC Â

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	Â	ORD	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests		Â		Short Positions		Â
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		13,055,518		0.19%		27,298,821		0.39%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than
		options):		24,172,711		0.35%		11,046,190		0.16%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		1,727,600		0.02%		250,000		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(4)		TOTAL:
				38,955,829		0.56%		38,595,011		0.56%
											Â
Class of relevant security:		Â		Convertible Bond XS0475310396		Â		Â		Â
				Interests		Â		Short Positions		Â
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		4,800,000		0.21%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than
		options):		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(4)		TOTAL:
				4,800,000		0.21%		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		42.8000 HKD
ORD		Purchase		945		3.4038 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,924		3.3561 GBP
ORD		Purchase		9,181		3.3684 GBP
ORD		Purchase		10,218		3.4075 GBP
ORD		Purchase		14,709		3.4212 GBP
ORD		Purchase		16,602		3.3858 GBP
ORD		Purchase		17,515		3.3881 GBP
ORD		Purchase		19,600		42.6255 HKD
ORD		Purchase		19,622		3.3454 GBP
ORD		Purchase		37,866		3.3894 GBP
ORD		Purchase		66,645		3.3579 GBP
ORD		Purchase		71,846		3.3835 GBP
ORD		Purchase		92,940		3.3925 GBP
ORD		Purchase		175,332		3.3637 GBP
ORD		Purchase		223,664		3.3839 GBP
ORD		Purchase		349,000		3.3895 GBP
ORD		Purchase		669,788		3.3937 GBP
ORD		Sale		100		42.7500 HKD
ORD		Sale		300		42.8500 HKD
ORD		Sale		300		42.9000 HKD
ORD		Sale		400		42.7000 HKD
ORD		Sale		750		3.3680 GBP
ORD		Sale		800		42.5500 HKD
ORD		Sale		945		3.4040 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,000		43.0000 HKD
ORD		Sale		1,269		3.4213 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,076		3.3772 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,386		3.4100 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,200		42.8000 HKD
ORD		Sale		3,500		3.3970 GBP
ORD		Sale		6,600		42.6000 HKD
ORD		Sale		7,000		42.5000 HKD
ORD		Sale		8,064		3.4102 GBP
ORD		Sale		8,191		3.3901 GBP
ORD		Sale		8,535		3.3730 GBP
ORD		Sale		15,165		3.3552 GBP
ORD		Sale		21,566		3.3751 GBP
ORD		Sale		24,587		3.3589 GBP
ORD		Sale		28,823		3.3861 GBP
ORD		Sale		60,288		3.3634 GBP
ORD		Sale		250,000		3.4326 GBP
ORD		Sale		386,054		3.3714 GBP
ORD		Sale		386,866		3.3895 GBP

(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		36,512		3.3895 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		1,800		3.3549 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		4,615		3.3480 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		8,940		3.3477 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		34,718		3.3725 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		92,940		3.3925 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		156,034		3.3616 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.

Â

Expiry date

Â

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security

Â

Product description e.g. call option

Â

Number of securities

Â

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Â

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Â

Details

Â

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?

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YES

Date of disclosure:	Â	5 Oct 2012
Contact name:	Â	Geoff Smith
Telephone number:	Â	020 3555 4632

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 “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of person whose open positions are being disclosed:	Â	BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:		GLENCORE INTL PLC

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

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Â

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relates

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Â

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ORD

Call Options

Purchased

363,800

3.8500

European

13 Nov 2012

ORD

Call Options

Purchased

363,800

4.1000

European

16 Oct 2012

ORD

Put Options

Purchased

1,000,000

3.2000

American

6 Oct 2012

ORD

Call Options

Written

-250,000

3.6000

American

6 Oct 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 (“CFDs”) or spread bets.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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 [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.