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 10 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 107,373,109 3.66% 271,763 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,972,959 0.07% 563,873 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,346,068 3.76% 835,636 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 10,363 5.9700
Purchase 600 6.1005
Purchase 955 6.1146
Purchase 2,126 6.1146
Purchase 2,565 6.0615
Purchase 3,339 6.0324
Purchase 6,353 5.9700
Purchase 200 6.0850
Purchase 10,087 6.0967
Purchase 15,900 6.0992
Purchase 17,000 5.9700
Purchase 48,892 6.0423
Purchase 171,853 6.0600
Purchase 119,986 6.0185
Purchase 20,035 6.0555
Sale 500 5.9760
Sale 1,466 6.0800
Sale 2,096 6.0398
Sale 102,824 5.9700
Sale 13,742 6.0980
Sale 4,800 6.0373
Sale 5,987 6.0584
Sale 40,430 6.0558
Sale 7,505 5.9850
Sale 26,801 6.0464
Sale 22,828 6.0552
Sale 249,349 6.0403
Sale 21,957 6.0670
Sale 50,652 6.0451
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 500 5.976
CFD Long 2096 6.0397
CFD Long 249349 6.0403
CFD Long 22828 6.0551
CFD Long 5987 6.0583
CFD Long 21957 6.0669
CFD Short 8376 5.9682
CFD Short 23862 5.9722
CFD Short 119986 6.0185
CFD Short 22283 6.03
CFD Short 3339 6.0324
CFD Short 14980 6.0355
CFD Short 2565 6.0614
CFD Short 34881 6.073
CFD Short 35424 6.0772
CFD Short 5805 6.0888
CFD Short 15900 6.0991
CFD Short 600 6.1005
(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 13 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