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