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 03 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 27,545,580 2.83% 557,479 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 75,788 0.01% 211,350 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,550 0.00% 500 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,622,918 2.84% 769,329 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 42,067 35.1265
Purchase 11,839 35.0014
Purchase 90,204 34.7721
Purchase 4,126 35.0575
Purchase 9,929 34.9045
Purchase 4,126 35.0575
Purchase 296 34.6000
Purchase 79,596 35.1762
Purchase 86,781 35.1034
Purchase 7,535 34.5870
Purchase 10,232 35.1697
Purchase 9,472 35.1809
Purchase 4,801 35.2359
Purchase 22,474 35.3890
Purchase 3,074 35.7500
Purchase 1,029 35.7500
Purchase 51,000 35.7486
Purchase 18,779 34.6500
Purchase 179,316 35.1240
Purchase 61,471 35.2300
Purchase 1,100 34.8789
Purchase 61,471 35.0900
Purchase 179,316 35.1240
Purchase 1,100 34.6192
Sale 4,801 35.2359
Sale 57,277 35.6847
Sale 9,472 35.1809
Sale 7,535 34.5870
Sale 22,474 35.3858
Sale 42,067 35.1265
Sale 42,067 35.1265
Sale 79,596 35.1762
Sale 1,100 34.8726
Sale 179,316 35.1240
Sale 90,204 34.7721
Sale 11,839 34.9948
Sale 4,126 35.0575
Sale 9,929 34.8979
Sale 1,100 34.6129
Sale 86,781 35.1002
Sale 1,029 35.7432
Sale 296 34.6000
Sale 51,000 35.7486
Sale 828 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 1100 34.6191
CFD Short 4590 34.6702
CFD Short 11839 35.0014
CFD Short 4126 35.0575
CFD Short 82191 35.1275
CFD Short 79596 35.1762
CFD Long 7535 34.5869
CFD Long 1100 34.8726
CFD Long 9929 34.8978
CFD Long 7758 34.9649
CFD Long 14716 35.6076
CFD Long 1029 35.7432
(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 04 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 250 3,200.0000 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 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 400 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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