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 17 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 28,035,433 2.87% 1,112,290 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 149,079 0.02% 100,923 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,222,475 0.13% 1,063,250 0.11%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 29,406,987 3.01% 2,276,463 0.23%
(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 1,067 39.5830
Purchase 17,808 37.9533
Purchase 4,162 37.8350
Purchase 9,912 38.4804
Purchase 5,106 37.7306
Purchase 567 39.3800
Purchase 605 39.3545
Purchase 618 39.5058
Purchase 21,409 37.7643
Purchase 4,763 38.1187
Purchase 21,279 39.7925
Purchase 778 37.2000
Purchase 2,552 37.9074
Purchase 22,951 39.7713
Purchase 6,714 37.8626
Purchase 5,112 37.8178
Sale 17,872 37.8995
Sale 2,006 37.4231
Sale 1,173 37.2000
Sale 100,000 37.2000
Sale 13,442 37.6742
Sale 2,600 37.8339
Sale 200 38.0700
Sale 2,982 38.1088
Sale 5,641 37.3094
Sale 220,044 37.6872
Sale 6,714 37.8625
Sale 14,000 38.8089
Sale 22,951 39.7712
Sale 4,634 37.6199
Sale 47,116 38.0780
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 5106 37.7306
CFD Short 5112 37.8177
CFD Short 4318 37.8262
CFD Short 4763 38.1186
CFD Short 9912 38.4804
CFD Long 5641 37.3094
CFD Long 2006 37.4231
CFD Long 4634 37.6199
CFD Long 13442 37.6742
CFD Long 220044 37.6871
CFD Long 2600 37.8339
CFD Long 47116 38.078
CFD Long 2982 38.1087
(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 18 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 3,800.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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 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