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 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 28,182,581 2.88% 989,707 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 140,912 0.01% 114,755 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,222,475 0.13% 1,063,250 0.11%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 29,545,968 3.02% 2,167,712 0.22%
(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 8,000 37.2005
Purchase 3,651 37.7160
Purchase 413 36.9200
Purchase 300 37.1561
Purchase 70 37.3190
Purchase 123,000 37.7257
Purchase 5,471 37.2904
Purchase 43,820 37.7712
Purchase 351 37.8800
Purchase 13,832 37.2372
Purchase 900 37.2056
Purchase 27,981 37.8800
Purchase 1,346 37.5487
Purchase 130 37.0000
Sale 4,897 37.4619
Sale 17,328 37.8800
Sale 2,876 37.6000
Sale 150 37.1700
Sale 36,400 37.4322
Sale 10,644 37.5803
Sale 990 37.8800
Sale 248 37.4332
Sale 8,584 37.3950
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 500 36.9766
CFD Short 300 37.1561
CFD Short 8000 37.2004
CFD Short 900 37.2055
CFD Short 13832 37.2371
CFD Short 70 37.319
CFD Short 1346 37.5487
CFD Short 3651 37.716
CFD Short 43820 37.7711
CFD Long 36400 37.4322
CFD Long 2030 37.5278
CFD Long 10644 37.5802
CFD Long 2876 37.6
(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 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