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 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 107,471,994 3.66% 416,226 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,034,486 0.07% 359,489 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,506,480 3.77% 775,715 0.03%
(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 500 6.0270
Purchase 4,079 5.9647
Purchase 20,467 5.9544
Purchase 20,280 5.8710
Purchase 2,595 5.8710
Purchase 15,148 5.9524
Purchase 13,345 5.8710
Purchase 10,621 5.8710
Purchase 25,000 5.9908
Purchase 2,625 5.9070
Purchase 2,250 5.8710
Purchase 8,791 5.9737
Purchase 2,739 5.8710
Purchase 7,971 5.9636
Purchase 6,564 5.8710
Purchase 5,568 5.8710
Purchase 3,239 5.9647
Purchase 3,800 6.0198
Purchase 943,900 Transfer
Purchase 59,078 6.0115
Purchase 970 Transfer
Purchase 1,106 5.8710
Purchase 87,921 5.9384
Purchase 85,000 5.9702
Purchase 23,156 5.9040
Purchase 1,235 6.0630
Purchase 50,000 5.9639
Purchase 49,509 5.8801
Purchase 1,802 5.9805
Purchase 300 5.8990
Purchase 2,000 5.8947
Purchase 35,000 5.8710
Purchase 33,497 5.9591
Sale 10,467 5.9614
Sale 1,873 5.9286
Sale 1,235 6.0600
Sale 2,799 5.9600
Sale 800 5.9590
Sale 1,382 5.9986
Sale 36,163 5.9480
Sale 943,900 Transfer
Sale 247,516 5.9714
Sale 101,052 5.9580
Sale 85,000 5.9702
Sale 75,000 5.9715
Sale 59,910 5.9626
Sale 10,149 6.0337
Sale 318 5.8710
Sale 4,224 5.9497
Sale 29,597 6.1000
Sale 20,096 5.9485
Sale 10,409 5.8710
Sale 8,007 5.9414
Sale 5,294 5.9429
Sale 5,206 5.9207
Sale 318 5.8710
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5294 5.9428
CFD Long 101052 5.958
CFD Long 800 5.959
CFD Long 10467 5.9613
CFD Long 322516 5.9714
CFD Long 1382 5.9986
CFD Long 2658 6.0808
CFD Short 49509 5.8801
CFD Short 2000 5.8946
CFD Short 300 5.899
CFD Short 2625 5.9069
CFD Short 20467 5.9543
CFD Short 50000 5.9639
CFD Short 25000 5.9908
CFD Short 59078 6.0115
CFD Short 500 6.027
CFD Short 6689 6.0664
(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 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