Rule 8.3 - XSTRATA PLC
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 BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in XSTRATA PLC
Class of relevant security ORD USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 21 February 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 28,277,286 2.89% 1,184,076 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 71,639 0.01% 498,907 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 712,175 0.07% 552,050 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 29,061,100 2.97% 2,235,033 0.23%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
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
(GBP)
Purchase 3,651 40.6000
Purchase 9,373 41.2550
Purchase 409 41.2550
Purchase 31,450 41.3390
Purchase 1,868 41.2550
Purchase 15,355 40.2420
Purchase 7,744 40.6000
Purchase 3,415 40.6000
Purchase 36,429 40.6000
Purchase 200 39.9166
Purchase 382 41.2550
Purchase 1,722 41.2550
Purchase 192 40.6073
Purchase 3,780 39.9372
Purchase 3,789 41.2550
Purchase 631 41.2550
Purchase 360 41.2550
Purchase 6,222 40.6000
Purchase 270 41.2550
Purchase 319 40.7093
Purchase 6,790 40.6000
Purchase 4,150 40.6000
Purchase 30,928 41.6962
Purchase 12,582 40.7112
Purchase 4,329 40.1116
Purchase 975 41.2550
Purchase 186 40.6077
Purchase 515 41.2550
Purchase 2,499 40.6000
Sale 345 41.3000
Sale 12,582 40.7112
Sale 192 40.6627
Sale 100 40.0161
Sale 8,900 41.2724
Sale 3,457 40.0054
Sale 492 40.6000
Sale 6,498 40.6000
Sale 82,321 40.8640
Sale 469 40.9041
Sale 1,122 41.4731
Sale 777 41.3000
Sale 30,928 41.6962
Sale 2,612 40.6000
Sale 100 41.7023
Sale 37,000 40.6000
Sale 232 41.3000
Sale 38,226 41.3656
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 200 39.9166
CFD Short 3780 39.9371
CFD Short 4329 40.1116
CFD Short 15355 40.2419
CFD Short 192 40.6072
CFD Short 186 40.6076
CFD Short 31450 41.3389
CFD Long 190 39.8757
CFD Long 3457 40.0053
CFD Long 192 40.6626
CFD Long 6868 40.7131
CFD Long 82321 40.8639
CFD Long 241 41.2191
CFD Long 8900 41.2724
CFD Long 1122 41.4731
CFD Long 31358 41.5084
(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
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
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.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 22 February 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -140,000 34.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -50,000 37.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -360,000 36.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 3,600.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 360,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 375 4,800.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 400 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 47.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk