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 17 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 26,488,860 2.73% 1,004,533 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 213,229 0.02% 175,427 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,850 0.00% 2,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 26,704,939 2.75% 1,181,960 0.12%
(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 10,577 34.6614
Purchase 78,502 34.7907
Purchase 12,996 34.5700
Purchase 114,789 34.8457
Purchase 514 34.7800
Purchase 9,361 34.5468
Purchase 1,000 34.7474
Purchase 80,128 34.7500
Purchase 80,128 34.7500
Purchase 700 34.6729
Purchase 1,739 34.6252
Purchase 61,359 34.7850
Purchase 12,996 34.5700
Purchase 831 34.7800
Purchase 118 36.2864
Purchase 1,000 34.7474
Purchase 17,070 34.5020
Purchase 4,200 34.8092
Purchase 78,502 34.7907
Purchase 2,767 34.7598
Purchase 634 34.7800
Purchase 4,200 34.8092
Purchase 2,020 35.9700
Purchase 1,600 34.4493
Purchase 49,087 34.7850
Purchase 43,841 34.5723
Purchase 543 34.7800
Purchase 6,133 34.6888
Purchase 7,922 34.5059
Purchase 12,272 34.7850
Purchase 400 34.5100
Purchase 66,374 34.8275
Sale 700 34.6729
Sale 4,200 34.8092
Sale 1,600 34.4493
Sale 9,361 34.5402
Sale 1,000 34.7474
Sale 10,577 34.6614
Sale 17,070 34.5020
Sale 3,682 34.5700
Sale 43,841 34.5723
Sale 1,600 34.4493
Sale 43,841 34.5723
Sale 80,128 34.7500
Sale 400 34.5038
Sale 3,337 34.6425
Sale 114,789 34.8457
Sale 1,739 34.6221
Sale 66,374 34.8275
Sale 6,133 34.6822
Sale 700 34.6729
Sale 2,767 34.7567
Sale 200 34.8524
Sale 160 35.9663
Sale 7,922 34.4993
Sale 78,502 34.7907
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 9361 34.5467
CFD Short 1000 34.7474
CFD Short 2767 34.7597
CFD Short 4200 34.8092
CFD Short 66374 34.8274
CFD Long 1600 34.4493
CFD Long 7922 34.4993
CFD Long 17070 34.502
CFD Long 400 34.5038
CFD Long 1739 34.622
CFD Long 10577 34.6613
CFD Long 700 34.6729
CFD Long 6133 34.6821
(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 18 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