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 19 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 26,591,819 2.74% 837,431 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 180,455 0.02% 166,874 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,850 0.00% 2,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 26,775,124 2.76% 1,006,305 0.10%
(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 57,000 34.3713
Purchase 44,012 34.8860
Purchase 1,056 34.8800
Purchase 89,001 34.8516
Purchase 1,200 34.8800
Purchase 2,519 34.8800
Purchase 200 34.9008
Purchase 89,001 34.8516
Purchase 8,100 34.4269
Purchase 500 34.5500
Purchase 41,678 34.7199
Purchase 104,323 34.6418
Purchase 1,200 34.9608
Purchase 200 34.9008
Purchase 1,200 34.9608
Purchase 1,655 34.8800
Purchase 10,489 34.6796
Purchase 48,266 34.4065
Purchase 5,203 34.4537
Purchase 381 34.7700
Purchase 239 34.7700
Purchase 57,000 34.3713
Purchase 4,399 34.5370
Purchase 19,494 34.8800
Purchase 79,399 34.8957
Sale 1,056 34.8734
Sale 57,000 34.3713
Sale 5,203 34.4472
Sale 10,489 34.6730
Sale 8,100 34.4269
Sale 200 34.9008
Sale 8,100 34.4269
Sale 4,399 34.5338
Sale 41,678 34.7199
Sale 500 34.5438
Sale 48,266 34.4065
Sale 1,200 34.8800
Sale 1,200 34.9608
Sale 44,012 34.8829
Sale 284 34.8800
Sale 89,001 34.8516
Sale 5,527 34.8800
Sale 79,399 34.8957
Sale 104,323 34.6418
Sale 104,323 34.6418
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 5203 34.4537
CFD Short 4399 34.5369
CFD Short 79399 34.8956
CFD Short 200 34.9008
CFD Short 1200 34.9608
CFD Long 48266 34.4065
CFD Long 8100 34.4269
CFD Long 500 34.5437
CFD Long 10489 34.673
CFD Long 1056 34.8733
CFD Long 44012 34.8828
(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 20 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