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 13 March 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 28,367,286 2.90% 1,076,448 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 124,897 0.01% 378,369 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,222,475 0.13% 1,063,250 0.11%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 29,714,658 3.04% 2,518,067 0.26%
(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 10,000 39.2100
Purchase 1,783 38.9225
Purchase 444 38.8729
Purchase 1,035 38.0068
Purchase 180 38.2462
Purchase 2,983 38.5356
Purchase 1,738 38.9335
Purchase 58,902 38.8449
Sale 926 37.9937
Sale 150 38.9700
Sale 500 38.3000
Sale 335 39.4929
Sale 10,853 38.3761
Sale 12,682 38.6963
Sale 200 38.4337
Sale 2,751 37.6200
Sale 11,826 38.3883
Sale 248 39.2100
Sale 39,400 38.7945
Sale 43 39.2026
Sale 30,000 39.0843
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1035 38.0068
CFD Short 180 38.2461
CFD Short 2983 38.5355
CFD Short 58902 38.8449
CFD Long 11826 38.3882
CFD Long 200 38.4337
CFD Long 12682 38.6963
CFD Long 39400 38.7944
CFD Long 43 39.2025
CFD Long 335 39.4928
(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)
PUT Purchase 150000 38 AMER 20/06/2008 2.98
PUT Sell 150000 32 AMER 20/06/2008 1.27
(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 14 March 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 -100 4,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -360,000 36.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -150,000 38.0000 AMER 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 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,800.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -350 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -360,000 45.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -250 3,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 360,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 3,600.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 200 3,200.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,200.0000 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 600 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 47.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 150,000 32.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 360,000 40.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -250 3,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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