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 04 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 27,314,182 2.81% 768,972 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 159,823 0.02% 180,350 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,550 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,475,555 2.83% 950,322 0.10%
(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 2,308 36.5820
Purchase 639 35.4119
Purchase 86,693 36.6389
Purchase 700 35.2200
Purchase 85 36.3185
Purchase 12,104 35.9765
Purchase 80,122 35.5728
Purchase 455 36.7539
Purchase 143,671 35.8010
Purchase 53,000 36.9700
Purchase 110 36.3185
Purchase 432 36.8961
Purchase 1,053 35.2267
Purchase 4,395 35.2200
Purchase 443 36.4000
Purchase 150 36.4467
Purchase 30,736 36.8000
Purchase 432 36.8961
Purchase 110 36.3185
Purchase 4,332 35.2200
Purchase 1,730 35.9399
Purchase 1,397 36.6171
Purchase 10,723 35.8064
Purchase 34,105 35.9651
Purchase 3,297 36.6611
Purchase 5,058 35.6451
Purchase 1,397 36.6171
Purchase 49,624 35.3712
Purchase 81,793 36.0346
Purchase 34,105 35.9651
Purchase 84,058 35.6143
Purchase 4,049 35.8770
Purchase 20,021 36.0251
Sale 1,397 36.6171
Sale 34,105 35.9651
Sale 3,372 36.8802
Sale 639 35.4119
Sale 143,671 35.8010
Sale 5,058 35.6451
Sale 1,053 35.2200
Sale 150 36.4401
Sale 2,272 35.3761
Sale 59,788 36.8281
Sale 81,793 36.0346
Sale 455 36.7539
Sale 3,374 35.3761
Sale 53,000 36.9700
Sale 80,122 35.5728
Sale 2,308 36.5820
Sale 3,297 36.6611
Sale 4,049 35.8770
Sale 4,049 35.8770
Sale 86,693 36.6389
Sale 7,605 35.3761
Sale 432 36.8961
Sale 49,624 35.3680
Sale 7,639 36.8802
Sale 1,730 35.9399
Sale 2,282 36.8802
Sale 1,397 36.6125
Sale 143,671 35.8010
Sale 12,104 35.9697
Sale 10,723 35.7996
Sale 1,397 36.6171
Sale 20,021 36.0218
Sale 155,000 36.5400
Sale 455 36.7539
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 612 34.9997
CFD Short 1053 35.2266
CFD Short 10723 35.8063
CFD Short 19409 36.0573
CFD Short 2308 36.5819
CFD Short 432 36.8961
CFD Long 41592 35.1933
CFD Long 4049 35.8769
CFD Long 12104 35.9696
CFD Long 81793 36.0345
CFD Long 8032 36.2724
CFD Long 150 36.4401
CFD Long 1397 36.6125
CFD Long 455 36.7538
(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 07 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 500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 400 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 400 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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