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 July 2009

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     105,911,370     3.61%        879,023     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,308,108     0.08%        222,836     0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,000,000     0.03%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            109,219,478     3.72%      1,101,859     0.04%

(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      6,698                6.9348
Purchase      16,082               6.9348
Purchase      12,488               6.9348
Purchase      768                  6.8563
Purchase      11,420               6.7844
Purchase      10,371               6.6440
Purchase      9,198                6.6440
Purchase      8,500                6.7844
Purchase      16,507               6.8342
Purchase      7,236                6.9348
Purchase      13,858               6.9348
Purchase      5,258                6.8600
Purchase      5,196                6.6737
Purchase      4,500                6.6649
Purchase      3,500                6.9888
Purchase      2,759                6.6440
Purchase      2,157                6.9348
Purchase      1,215                6.8485
Purchase      1,196                6.9348
Purchase      8,178                6.9348
Purchase      33,895               6.9348
Purchase      70                   6.8710
Purchase      81,719               6.7309
Purchase      64,288               6.7062
Purchase      37,500               6.7844
Purchase      11,900               6.9043
Purchase      34,551               6.7994
Purchase      18,926               6.9348
Purchase      33,050               6.7844
Purchase      21,000               6.6440
Purchase      29,843               6.6440
Purchase      32,246               6.9348
Sale          70                   6.8710
Sale          18,470               6.9092
Sale          376,229              6.8035
Sale          2,448                6.8143
Sale          2,703                6.8974
Sale          201,902              6.8359
Sale          3,229                6.8974
Sale          3,455                6.8974
Sale          5,605                6.6440
Sale          4,600                6.7689
Sale          100                  6.7302
Sale          35,887               6.7474
Sale          25,792               6.6440
Sale          26,821               6.8974
Sale          7,810                6.7569
Sale          29,843               6.6440
Sale          32,261               6.7965
Sale          8,925                6.6812
Sale          22,903               6.6440


NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date       Purchase/Sale     Number of Securities     Price per unit (GBP)
01/07/2009      Sale              5,180                    6.7566

(b)  Derivatives transactions  (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            8925            6.6812
CFD            Long            100             6.7302
CFD            Long            4600            6.7689
CFD            Long            376229          6.8035
CFD            Long            61776           6.814
CFD            Long            2448            6.8142
CFD            Long            140126          6.8454
CFD            Short           51499           6.6578
CFD            Short           1215            6.8484
CFD            Short           30220           6.8554
CFD            Short           2946            6.859
CFD            Short           39362           6.8896
CFD            Short           71932           6.9092
CFD            Short           7969            6.9376
CFD            Short           3500            6.9888

(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 July 2009
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   400,000                720.0000         EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   600,000                720.0000         EURO           18/09/2009

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