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 14 December 2007
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 26,225,180 2.70% 1,244,955 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 250,805 0.03% 175,442 0.02%%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,850 0.00% 2,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 26,478,835 2.73% 1,422,397 0.15%
(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 1,734 35.7513
Purchase 6,014 35.4262
Purchase 160 35.0300
Purchase 13,409 34.9842
Purchase 190 35.0300
Purchase 3,030 35.9700
Purchase 19,950 35.2733
Purchase 400 34.8457
Purchase 7,080 35.9221
Purchase 1,022 35.9700
Purchase 42,452 35.3936
Purchase 519 35.9800
Purchase 7,090 35.6425
Purchase 175 35.0300
Purchase 2,109 35.9700
Purchase 27,527 35.3453
Purchase 82 34.9944
Purchase 145 35.0300
Purchase 400 34.8457
Purchase 519 35.9868
Purchase 519 35.9800
Purchase 82 34.9900
Purchase 315 35.0300
Purchase 160 35.0300
Purchase 100 35.0300
Purchase 2,197 35.9700
Purchase 82 34.9900
Purchase 14,306 35.9700
Purchase 135 35.0300
Purchase 120 35.0300
Purchase 3,898 35.9700
Purchase 190 35.0300
Purchase 10,000 35.9700
Purchase 2,125 35.9700
Purchase 21,660 35.9700
Purchase 100 35.0300
Purchase 84,367 35.4752
Purchase 15,430 35.4825
Purchase 41,933 35.3864
Purchase 135 35.0300
Purchase 56,305 35.5167
Purchase 5,670 35.4795
Purchase 1,734 35.7513
Purchase 6,498 35.9700
Sale 1,022 35.9632
Sale 82 34.9900
Sale 7,090 35.6393
Sale 519 35.9800
Sale 519 35.9800
Sale 84,367 35.4752
Sale 519 35.9800
Sale 519 35.9800
Sale 2,197 35.9700
Sale 1,339 35.9700
Sale 13,409 34.9842
Sale 7,080 35.9221
Sale 5,150 36.3651
Sale 2,109 35.9700
Sale 119,650 35.9700
Sale 41,933 35.3864
Sale 84,367 35.4752
Sale 15,430 35.4757
Sale 82 34.9900
Sale 3,898 35.9700
Sale 19,950 35.2666
Sale 5,021 35.9700
Sale 3,192 35.9700
Sale 10,000 35.9700
Sale 5,670 35.4795
Sale 7,272 35.5122
Sale 6,014 35.4230
Sale 56,305 35.5167
Sale 3,433 34.6739
Sale 1,734 35.7513
Sale 5,670 35.4795
Sale 3,232 35.5122
Sale 2,307 34.6739
Sale 120 35.6192
Sale 400 34.8457
Sale 7,723 34.6739
Sale 27,527 35.3453
Sale 2,173 35.5122
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 400 34.8457
CFD Short 13409 34.9842
CFD Short 82 34.9943
CFD Short 6014 35.4261
CFD Short 15430 35.4824
CFD Short 1734 35.7512
CFD Short 7080 35.9221
CFD Short 519 35.9868
CFD Long 19950 35.2665
CFD Long 5670 35.4795
CFD Long 56305 35.5167
CFD Long 7090 35.6392
CFD Long 1022 35.9631
CFD Long 519 35.98
(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 17 December 2007
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 550 3,600.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 3,200.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 400 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 250 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250 3,300.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -250 3,100.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,200.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
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