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 02 January 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 27,307,283 2.81% 603,174 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 172,903 0.02% 167,090 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,550 0.00% 500 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,481,736 2.83% 770,764 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 69,480 35.1097
Purchase 5,345 34.8081
Purchase 5,011 34.7666
Purchase 2,468 34.8723
Purchase 16,670 34.6243
Purchase 226 34.9800
Purchase 1,131 34.7828
Purchase 2,400 34.6806
Purchase 42,825 34.7178
Purchase 17,255 36.3665
Purchase 69,480 35.1097
Purchase 11,000 34.6500
Purchase 1,334 34.7236
Purchase 2,123 34.6566
Purchase 4,531 35.0828
Purchase 4,531 35.0828
Purchase 14,439 35.0381
Purchase 68,239 34.6970
Purchase 8,744 34.7338
Purchase 18,479 34.7113
Purchase 47,347 35.1885
Purchase 2,804 34.6500
Sale 16,670 34.6243
Sale 11,000 34.6500
Sale 14,439 35.0349
Sale 2,468 34.8723
Sale 4,531 35.0828
Sale 226 34.9800
Sale 2,400 34.6806
Sale 5,011 34.7666
Sale 42,825 34.7146
Sale 2,400 34.6806
Sale 1,334 34.7236
Sale 68,239 34.6970
Sale 2,465 34.7507
Sale 69,480 35.1097
Sale 2,123 34.6500
Sale 8,744 34.7272
Sale 1,131 34.7828
Sale 5,345 34.8015
Sale 68,239 34.6970
Sale 47,347 35.1885
Sale 17,255 36.3665
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2123 34.6565
CFD Short 5345 34.8081
CFD Short 7277 34.9004
CFD Short 226 34.98
CFD Short 4531 35.0828
CFD Short 7162 35.1779
CFD Short 47347 35.1885
CFD Long 16670 34.6243
CFD Long 5030 34.6745
CFD Long 2400 34.6806
CFD Long 37795 34.7199
CFD Long 8744 34.7271
(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 03 January 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 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