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 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 105,951,932 3.61% 786,363 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,272,895 0.08% 306,548 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 109,224,827 3.72% 1,092,911 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 17,600 6.5480
Purchase 600 6.5811
Purchase 900 6.6394
Purchase 1,831 6.5860
Purchase 14,725 6.6211
Purchase 113,073 6.6090
Purchase 23,624 6.5095
Purchase 35,774 6.5254
Purchase 40,000 6.5000
Purchase 50,000 6.5300
Purchase 59,145 6.5459
Purchase 64,527 6.5259
Purchase 65,156 6.5829
Purchase 50,000 6.7200
Sale 7,213 6.5480
Sale 87,428 6.5243
Sale 635 6.6116
Sale 70,334 6.5810
Sale 1,090 6.5480
Sale 1,443 6.5480
Sale 1,443 6.5480
Sale 1,443 6.5480
Sale 1,831 6.5060
Sale 2,535 6.5480
Sale 2,706 6.5480
Sale 9,198 6.6264
Sale 6,400 6.5273
Sale 7,526 6.5480
Sale 598 6.5480
Sale 61,409 6.5974
Sale 22,268 6.5480
Sale 25,185 6.5810
Sale 26,332 6.5480
Sale 28,272 6.5480
Sale 33,744 6.5709
Sale 4,700 6.6076
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1831 6.506
CFD Long 87428 6.5242
CFD Long 6400 6.5273
CFD Long 43011 6.5686
CFD Long 33744 6.5708
CFD Long 25185 6.5809
CFD Long 635 6.6116
CFD Short 3563 6.5099
CFD Short 34151 6.5179
CFD Short 55605 6.5182
CFD Short 35774 6.5254
CFD Short 59145 6.5458
CFD Short 15601 6.5695
CFD Short 8922 6.5742
CFD Short 600 6.5811
CFD Short 1831 6.5859
CFD Short 113073 6.6089
CFD Short 14725 6.621
CFD Short 900 6.6394
(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)
Call Option Purchasing 7482917 3.5698 European 18/09/2009 0
Call Option Selling 7482917 3.5698 European 18/09/2009 0
Put Option Purchasing 7482917 3.5698 European 18/09/2009 0
Put Option Selling 7482917 3.5698 European 18/09/2009 0
(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 06 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