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 06 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 107,403,439 3.66% 893,645 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,476,390 0.08% 298,912 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,879,829 3.78% 1,192,557 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 161,681 6.0591
Purchase 1,800 6.2350
Purchase 1,842 6.0944
Purchase 1,911 6.1473
Purchase 2,855 6.1724
Purchase 2,941 6.1056
Purchase 4,548 6.1167
Purchase 4,600 6.1842
Purchase 10,000 6.2500
Purchase 10,365 6.0600
Purchase 11,763 6.1324
Purchase 150,692 6.2101
Purchase 1,500,989 6.5480
Purchase 554 6.0930
Purchase 24,668 6.0643
Purchase 57,413 6.5480
Purchase 54,846 6.1540
Purchase 14,782 6.1540
Purchase 54,000 6.0600
Purchase 46,322 6.1540
Purchase 43,988 6.1287
Purchase 27,293 6.1577
Sale 500 6.0730
Sale 1,311 6.2417
Sale 57,413 6.5480
Sale 2,003 6.1122
Sale 2,623 6.2894
Sale 5,500 6.1218
Sale 149,735 6.1950
Sale 24,477 6.1646
Sale 11,884 6.0600
Sale 10,365 6.0600
Sale 15,976 6.1646
Sale 88,780 6.1646
Sale 95,332 6.2073
Sale 20 6.4140
Sale 61,053 6.2030
Sale 280,548 6.1904
Sale 14,321 6.1429
Sale 13,220 6.2132
Sale 567 6.4146
Sale 600 6.1520
Sale 9,400 6.1593
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3206 6.06
CFD Long 5500 6.1218
CFD Long 600 6.152
CFD Long 9400 6.1593
CFD Long 280548 6.1903
CFD Long 61053 6.203
CFD Long 95332 6.2072
CFD Long 1311 6.2417
CFD Long 20 6.414
CFD Long 567 6.4146
CFD Short 161681 6.059
CFD Short 4548 6.1167
CFD Short 21876 6.1263
CFD Short 87976 6.1287
CFD Short 5058 6.1383
CFD Short 2855 6.1723
CFD Short 4600 6.1841
CFD Short 1800 6.235
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
06/07/2009 Short 43,988 6.1287
(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 Optio Purchasing 57413 3.5698 European 18/09/2009 -2.974
Call Optio Selling 57413 3.5698 European 18/09/2009 -2.974
Put Option Purchasing 57413 3.5698 European 18/09/2009 -0.039
Put Option Selling 57413 3.5698 European 18/09/2009 -0.039
(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 07 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