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 27 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 27,205,337 2.80% 698,671 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 256,561 0.03% 189,617 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,550 0.00% 500 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,463,448 2.83% 888,788 0.09%
(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 5,991 36.4147
Purchase 29,718 36.3389
Purchase 2,412 36.2404
Purchase 45,047 36.4567
Purchase 145 36.3000
Purchase 2,400 36.3078
Purchase 522 36.4306
Purchase 1,016 36.5060
Purchase 204 36.0300
Purchase 45,393 36.2859
Purchase 38,486 36.3610
Purchase 70,224 36.3679
Purchase 61,419 36.2935
Purchase 1,016 36.5060
Purchase 2,766 36.4900
Purchase 38,486 36.3610
Purchase 173 36.4700
Purchase 204 36.4900
Purchase 13,626 36.3165
Purchase 2,412 36.2404
Purchase 2,777 36.5324
Purchase 2,500 36.0000
Sale 204 36.0300
Sale 2,400 36.3009
Sale 38,486 36.3610
Sale 29,718 36.3356
Sale 2,766 36.4900
Sale 145 36.3000
Sale 2,412 36.2404
Sale 47,813 36.4586
Sale 5,991 36.4078
Sale 204 36.4900
Sale 2,777 36.5324
Sale 61,419 36.2935
Sale 45,047 36.4567
Sale 13,626 36.3132
Sale 70,224 36.3679
Sale 61,419 36.2935
Sale 173 36.4700
Sale 550 36.0496
Sale 1,016 36.5060
Sale 45,393 36.2859
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2500 36
CFD Short 2412 36.2403
CFD Short 28624 36.3369
CFD Short 1094 36.3893
CFD Short 5991 36.4146
CFD Short 1016 36.506
CFD Short 2777 36.5324
CFD Long 550 36.0496
CFD Long 9615 36.2723
CFD Long 45393 36.2858
CFD Long 2400 36.3009
CFD Long 4011 36.4112
(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 28 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