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 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 28,371,405 2.90% 999,960 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 136,749 0.01% 362,165 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,222,475 0.13% 1,063,250 0.11%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 29,730,629 3.04% 2,425,375 0.25%
(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 4,100 39.6214
Purchase 2,500 39.6570
Purchase 784 39.6071
Purchase 261 39.3800
Purchase 2,086 39.6433
Purchase 3,404 39.6938
Purchase 257 39.3800
Purchase 80,000 39.3800
Purchase 8 39.2100
Purchase 6,740 39.2100
Purchase 7,700 38.3653
Purchase 27,633 39.9948
Purchase 296 39.4908
Purchase 155 39.4908
Purchase 15,080 39.3800
Purchase 6,732 39.3800
Purchase 4,325 39.3800
Sale 93 39.5400
Sale 4,900 39.5147
Sale 8,493 39.3800
Sale 4,325 39.3800
Sale 6,732 39.3800
Sale 1,777 39.3800
Sale 16,487 39.6495
Sale 1,784 39.4402
Sale 49,606 39.5318
Sale 42,650 39.6706
Sale 8 39.2100
Sale 6,740 39.2100
Sale 180 39.3800
Sale 1,400 39.5972
Sale 10,988 39.3800
Sale 1,779 39.6588
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 7700 38.3653
CFD Short 784 39.6071
CFD Short 4100 39.6214
CFD Short 2500 39.6569
CFD Short 3404 39.6938
CFD Short 27633 39.9947
CFD Long 1784 39.4401
CFD Long 4900 39.5147
CFD Long 49606 39.5318
CFD Long 1400 39.5971
CFD Long 16487 39.6495
(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 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 45.0000 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 36.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -250 3,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 360,000 40.0000 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 42.0000 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