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 08 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 27,506,813 2.83% 760,880 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 35,348 0.00% 278,459 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,050 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,544,211 2.83% 1,040,339 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 5,192 33.6400
Purchase 8,445 35.2200
Purchase 50,689 33.7641
Purchase 2,950 33.6500
Purchase 94 33.5700
Purchase 11,242 33.6965
Purchase 2,027 33.7866
Purchase 13,797 33.6500
Purchase 600 33.4667
Purchase 10,830 33.6500
Purchase 9,810 33.6500
Purchase 2,943 33.6500
Purchase 20 33.6365
Purchase 10,776 33.6500
Purchase 3,316 33.7348
Purchase 4,083 33.7314
Purchase 274 33.4800
Purchase 2,274 33.7762
Purchase 3,000 33.5500
Purchase 2,517 33.6500
Purchase 981 33.6500
Purchase 72,434 33.7183
Purchase 17,696 33.9033
Purchase 13,050 33.6500
Purchase 21,125 33.6186
Purchase 2,804 33.6500
Purchase 147 33.4700
Sale 10,776 33.6500
Sale 2,517 33.6500
Sale 708 33.4776
Sale 21,125 33.6156
Sale 274 33.4737
Sale 20 33.6300
Sale 142 33.4500
Sale 17,832 33.6756
Sale 13,050 33.6500
Sale 8,445 35.2200
Sale 37,000 33.6500
Sale 600 33.4667
Sale 17,696 33.9033
Sale 8,445 35.2200
Sale 2,950 33.6500
Sale 1,543 33.5000
Sale 3,000 33.5500
Sale 11,242 33.6934
Sale 400 33.5645
Sale 3,316 33.7348
Sale 50,689 33.7641
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
07/01/2008 Purchase 1,543 33.5000
07/01/2008 Sale 1,543 33.5000
07/01/2008 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 600 33.4666
CFD Short 6710 33.4814
CFD Short 20 33.6365
CFD Short 4653 33.6609
CFD Short 9762 33.6927
CFD Short 4083 33.7314
CFD Short 50689 33.7641
CFD Long 274 33.4736
CFD Long 708 33.4775
CFD Long 1543 33.5
CFD Long 3000 33.55
CFD Long 400 33.5645
CFD Long 6173 33.6714
CFD Long 3259 33.6821
CFD Long 3316 33.7347
CFD Long 1810 33.7885
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
07/01/2008 Long 1,543 33.5
(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 09 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 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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