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 09 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 27,550,315 2.84% 725,175 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 42,661 0.00% 301,679 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,050 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,595,026 2.84% 1,027,854 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 55,461 33.6381
Purchase 23,000 32.7700
Purchase 2,348 32.6700
Purchase 1,491 33.6272
Purchase 13,099 33.1200
Purchase 12,245 33.2103
Purchase 9,370 33.2686
Purchase 1,590 33.8792
Purchase 852 34.3300
Purchase 981 33.6500
Purchase 213 34.6450
Purchase 32,051 33.2921
Purchase 180 32.6968
Purchase 1,160 33.1200
Purchase 4,200 32.9759
Purchase 2,804 33.6500
Purchase 2,027 33.7866
Purchase 24,720 33.5434
Purchase 9,810 33.6500
Purchase 10,277 33.5702
Purchase 147 33.4700
Purchase 32,051 33.2921
Purchase 13,797 33.6500
Purchase 4,911 34.6450
Purchase 90 32.7308
Purchase 6,576 33.1200
Purchase 487 32.7420
Purchase 2,804 33.1200
Purchase 18,779 34.6500
Purchase 5,192 33.6400
Purchase 2,943 33.6500
Purchase 2,943 33.1200
Purchase 8,204 33.1436
Purchase 2,274 33.7762
Purchase 10,830 33.6500
Purchase 1,174 33.1200
Purchase 17,005 34.0850
Purchase 103 337.7673
Sale 6,576 33.1200
Sale 487 32.7420
Sale 10,277 33.5672
Sale 23,000 32.7700
Sale 55,461 33.6381
Sale 24,720 33.5404
Sale 1,491 33.6272
Sale 2,300 33.2687
Sale 180 32.6968
Sale 8,204 33.1436
Sale 6,312 33.3433
Sale 4,200 32.9759
Sale 8,445 35.2200
Sale 8,445 35.2200
Sale 103 337.7673
Sale 142 33.4500
Sale 17,005 34.0850
Sale 9,370 33.2622
Sale 6,312 33.3433
Sale 1,900 33.2687
Sale 55,461 33.6381
Sale 32,051 33.2921
Sale 12,245 33.2040
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4200 32.9758
CFD Short 1585 33.0285
CFD Short 8204 33.1435
CFD Short 9370 33.2685
CFD Short 8692 33.6689
CFD Long 12245 33.2039
CFD Long 12676 33.3274
CFD Long 10320 33.3485
CFD Long 1491 33.6272
CFD Long 12044 33.7644
CFD Long 17005 34.0849
(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 10 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 500 4,000.0000 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