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 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 107,647,849 3.67% 461,422 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,026,833 0.07% 608,645 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,674,682 3.77% 1,070,067 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 49,825 6.1920
Purchase 10,000 6.0780
Purchase 10,149 6.1000
Purchase 10,696 6.0998
Purchase 15,140 6.1000
Purchase 5,216 6.2125
Purchase 1,215 6.1650
Purchase 25,000 6.1016
Purchase 4,667 6.2662
Purchase 10,000 6.2460
Purchase 3,268 6.1000
Purchase 2,794 6.2433
Purchase 100 6.0867
Purchase 1,972 6.2282
Purchase 991 6.1930
Purchase 41,893 6.2307
Purchase 2,100 6.1895
Purchase 61,752 6.1752
Purchase 484,646 6.2179
Purchase 215,639 6.1000
Purchase 2,463 6.2537
Purchase 75,674 6.1115
Sale 3,645 6.2403
Sale 2,095 6.2559
Sale 9,368 6.2497
Sale 25,000 6.3142
Sale 1,950 6.0791
Sale 5,402 6.3440
Sale 10,215 6.2580
Sale 1,508 6.2358
Sale 20,018 6.1148
Sale 36,100 6.1346
Sale 39,954 6.2001
Sale 47,452 6.2036
Sale 57,623 6.2458
Sale 79,154 6.2051
Sale 600 6.1520
Sale 973 6.1650
Sale 1,095 6.1000
Sale 1,215 6.1170
Sale 15,200 6.1655
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1950 6.079
CFD Long 1095 6.1
CFD Long 40971 6.1279
CFD Long 36100 6.1345
CFD Long 600 6.152
CFD Long 39954 6.2001
CFD Long 3645 6.2402
CFD Long 57623 6.2457
CFD Long 25000 6.3142
CFD Long 5402 6.344
CFD Short 10000 6.0779
CFD Short 100 6.0867
CFD Short 10696 6.0997
CFD Short 217399 6.1
CFD Short 25000 6.1016
CFD Short 75674 6.1115
CFD Short 77634 6.1148
CFD Short 1186 6.1172
CFD Short 2649 6.1735
CFD Short 61752 6.1752
CFD Short 2100 6.1895
CFD Short 484646 6.2178
CFD Short 2794 6.2433
(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 08 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