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 18 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 26,538,364 2.73% 901,572 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 187,596 0.02% 196,037 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,850 0.00% 2,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 26,728,810 2.75% 1,099,609 0.11%
(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 74,822 34.8610
Purchase 5,047 34.8461
Purchase 47,329 34.9618
Purchase 9,817 34.4400
Purchase 2,000 35.1516
Purchase 600 34.7717
Purchase 36,815 34.4400
Purchase 4,300 34.6335
Purchase 6,359 34.8529
Purchase 41,421 35.4203
Purchase 1,068 34.4465
Purchase 38,146 34.6315
Purchase 406 34.6800
Purchase 29,145 34.4400
Purchase 6,912 34.7293
Purchase 57,000 34.8234
Purchase 15,019 34.5853
Purchase 5,781 35.0017
Purchase 4,300 34.6335
Sale 9,817 34.4400
Sale 4,586 34.5160
Sale 4,300 34.6335
Sale 38,962 34.4400
Sale 5,047 34.8430
Sale 6,912 34.7261
Sale 75 34.1569
Sale 15,019 34.5853
Sale 41,421 35.4203
Sale 29,145 34.4400
Sale 819 34.8981
Sale 7,116 34.5160
Sale 38,146 34.6315
Sale 6,359 34.8462
Sale 15,347 34.5160
Sale 600 34.7654
Sale 1,068 34.4400
Sale 5,781 34.9951
Sale 51,439 34.6878
Sale 5,096 34.2058
Sale 2,399 34.4400
Sale 47,329 34.9618
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1068 34.4465
CFD Short 15019 34.5853
CFD Short 4300 34.6335
CFD Short 5047 34.8461
CFD Short 6359 34.8528
CFD Short 47329 34.9618
CFD Short 2000 35.1516
CFD Long 5096 34.2058
CFD Long 38146 34.6314
CFD Long 6912 34.7261
CFD Long 600 34.7654
CFD Long 819 34.898
CFD Long 5781 34.995
(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 19 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