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 21 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 27,281,209 2.81% 587,685 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 190,185 0.02% 171,669 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,550 0.00% 500 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,472,944 2.83% 759,854 0.08%
(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 193,787 35.7284
Purchase 153,929 35.8500
Purchase 1,293 35.8979
Purchase 3,960 36.0000
Purchase 1,056 36.0000
Purchase 2,049 35.8331
Purchase 66,389 35.3255
Purchase 51,971 35.6268
Purchase 290 36.0000
Purchase 11,443 36.0000
Purchase 69,906 35.9189
Purchase 2,455 36.0000
Purchase 69,906 35.9189
Purchase 2,600 35.9797
Purchase 437 36.0000
Purchase 10,221 35.8500
Purchase 45,643 35.5914
Purchase 695 36.0000
Purchase 12,996 36.0000
Purchase 2,904 36.0000
Purchase 6 36.0000
Purchase 42,177 35.8500
Purchase 500,000 32.0000
Purchase 6,564 36.0000
Purchase 2,600 35.9797
Purchase 8,664 36.0000
Purchase 585 35.9851
Purchase 30,075 35.8523
Purchase 8,664 34.9500
Purchase 3,300 35.7215
Purchase 200,000 36.0000
Purchase 203 36.0000
Purchase 29 36.0000
Purchase 4,687 35.8432
Purchase 209,236 35.8157
Purchase 75,000 36.0000
Purchase 38,538 35.9744
Sale 2,486 35.8624
Sale 38,538 35.9744
Sale 75,000 36.0000
Sale 10,221 35.8500
Sale 66,389 35.3255
Sale 168 35.5800
Sale 3,300 35.7215
Sale 500,000 34.0000
Sale 4,687 35.8363
Sale 51,971 35.6268
Sale 45,643 35.5914
Sale 585 35.9819
Sale 42,177 35.8500
Sale 4,436 36.0000
Sale 2,049 35.8331
Sale 437 36.0000
Sale 30,075 35.8490
Sale 1,056 35.9932
Sale 69,906 35.9189
Sale 209,236 35.8157
Sale 1,293 35.8911
Sale 6,844 36.0000
Sale 250,000 31.0000
Sale 51,971 35.6268
Sale 2,600 35.9797
Sale 2,908 36.0000
Sale 3,300 35.7215
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1698 35.589
CFD Short 28377 35.868
CFD Short 1293 35.8979
CFD Short 38538 35.9744
CFD Short 2600 35.9797
CFD Long 45643 35.5913
CFD Long 3300 35.7215
CFD Long 100 35.7268
CFD Long 4687 35.8363
CFD Long 1056 35.9931
CFD Long 485 36.0344
(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 24 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 500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 400 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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 -500 3,600.0000 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