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 07 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 27,443,924 2.82% 773,855 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 83,296 0.01% 268,830 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,050 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,529,270 2.83% 1,043,685 0.11%
(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 1,543 33.5064
Purchase 200 34.5257
Purchase 184,863 33.7936
Purchase 200 34.5257
Purchase 5,859 34.1105
Purchase 18,779 34.6500
Purchase 280 33.7531
Purchase 17,000 32.9300
Purchase 213 34.6450
Purchase 1,174 33.1200
Purchase 1,543 33.5000
Purchase 2,943 33.1200
Purchase 4,911 34.6450
Purchase 3,777 33.7092
Purchase 7,366 34.3982
Purchase 2,804 33.1200
Purchase 183,320 33.7961
Purchase 1,590 33.8792
Purchase 176,881 33.7267
Purchase 13,099 33.1200
Purchase 1,700 34.5447
Purchase 15,370 33.4933
Purchase 101,942 33.3952
Purchase 3,872 34.1589
Purchase 1,543 33.5000
Purchase 72,306 34.3370
Purchase 24,982 33.6795
Purchase 1,513 33.1263
Purchase 8,445 35.2200
Purchase 852 34.3300
Purchase 450 34.2522
Purchase 1,160 33.1200
Purchase 1,513 34.1000
Purchase 7,366 34.3982
Sale 101,942 33.3922
Sale 24,982 33.6795
Sale 567 33.2545
Sale 330 34.2344
Sale 100,000 33.0000
Sale 1,543 33.5000
Sale 8,445 35.2200
Sale 176,881 33.7267
Sale 72,306 34.3370
Sale 5,859 34.1040
Sale 3,777 33.7092
Sale 183,320 33.7961
Sale 1,513 33.1200
Sale 24,982 33.6795
Sale 15,370 33.4903
Sale 1,700 34.5447
Sale 200 34.5257
Sale 1,543 33.5000
Sale 450 34.2461
Sale 1,513 34.1000
Sale 1,543 33.5000
Sale 70 34.3329
Sale 3,872 34.1524
Sale 7,366 34.3982
Sale 1,543 33.5000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1513 33.1262
CFD Short 75132 33.2497
CFD Short 1543 33.5063
CFD Short 6371 33.6464
CFD Short 20439 33.8517
CFD Short 5859 34.1104
CFD Short 72306 34.3369
CFD Short 7366 34.3981
CFD Short 200 34.5257
CFD Short 1700 34.5447
CFD Long 7286 33.131
CFD Long 567 33.2544
CFD Long 1543 33.5
CFD Long 3777 33.7091
CFD Long 8084 33.8139
CFD Long 1513 34.1
CFD Long 3872 34.1523
CFD Long 330 34.2343
CFD Long 450 34.246
(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 Purchase 500 40.00 Euro 20/03/2008 2.15
(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 08 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 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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