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 28 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 27,239,353 2.80% 651,695 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 173,248 0.02% 177,675 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,550 0.00% 500 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,414,151 2.82% 829,870 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 8,778 36.0600
Purchase 81 35.8759
Purchase 81,160 36.0535
Purchase 31,494 35.9553
Purchase 400 35.8341
Purchase 19,552 35.9649
Purchase 31,480 36.1867
Purchase 1,174 35.9300
Purchase 36,337 35.9916
Purchase 102,992 36.0347
Purchase 8,778 36.0600
Purchase 102,992 36.0347
Purchase 35,175 35.9432
Purchase 3,600 35.8386
Purchase 2,280 35.9986
Purchase 4,332 35.9300
Sale 36,337 35.9916
Sale 31,480 36.1867
Sale 35,175 35.9432
Sale 2,280 35.9918
Sale 19,552 35.9616
Sale 102,992 36.0347
Sale 81,160 36.0535
Sale 31,494 35.9521
Sale 400 35.8341
Sale 1,400 35.9300
Sale 36,337 35.9916
Sale 8,778 36.0600
Sale 400 35.8341
Sale 35,175 35.9432
Sale 81 35.8691
Sale 3,600 35.8386
Sale 5,124 35.9300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 9219 35.9632
CFD Short 10333 35.9663
CFD Short 2280 35.9986
CFD Short 81160 36.0534
CFD Short 8778 36.06
CFD Long 400 35.8341
CFD Long 3600 35.8386
CFD Long 81 35.8691
CFD Long 25709 35.9498
CFD Long 5785 35.9619
CFD Long 550 36.0496
CFD Long 2412 36.2403
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
27/12/2007 Short 2,412 36.2403
24/12/2007 Long 550 36.0496
(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 31 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