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 13 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 107,893,986 3.68% 234,172 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,958,386 0.07% 929,795 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,852,372 3.78% 1,163,967 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 45,000 5.7120
Purchase 1,882 5.8490
Purchase 2,321 5.7032
Purchase 3,191 5.7479
Purchase 4,525 5.7530
Purchase 7,750 5.8010
Purchase 8,245 5.8300
Purchase 8,245 5.8220
Purchase 12,078 5.8139
Purchase 19,000 5.8300
Purchase 31,251 5.8110
Purchase 1,280 5.8490
Purchase 49,936 6.0446
Purchase 50,000 5.8357
Purchase 58,027 5.7537
Purchase 96,330 5.8300
Purchase 59,570 6.0411
Purchase 1,276 5.6806
Purchase 66,705 5.7607
Purchase 1,230 5.8220
Purchase 1,050 5.8402
Purchase 78,012 5.8392
Purchase 280,826 5.7749
Purchase 125,000 5.7424
Sale 800 6.0760
Sale 7,114 6.1000
Sale 6,951 5.8306
Sale 5,900 5.9761
Sale 5,400 5.8725
Sale 795 5.8710
Sale 5,102 5.9541
Sale 1,280 5.7240
Sale 5,200 5.8846
Sale 8,245 5.8220
Sale 39,307 5.8767
Sale 10,363 5.7036
Sale 59,547 6.0535
Sale 14,007 5.6958
Sale 19,300 5.7139
Sale 29,208 5.7298
Sale 1,612 5.8249
Sale 48,651 6.0549
Sale 75,000 5.8834
Sale 52,540 5.8077
Sale 57,145 5.7464
Sale 795 5.8730
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2321 5.7032
CFD Long 19300 5.7138
CFD Long 29208 5.7298
CFD Long 1017 5.8299
CFD Long 6951 5.8306
CFD Long 480 5.856
CFD Long 75000 5.8833
CFD Long 1892 5.6763
CFD Short 6552 5.7124
CFD Short 125000 5.7424
CFD Short 4525 5.753
CFD Short 280826 5.7749
CFD Short 7750 5.801
CFD Short 31251 5.8109
CFD Short 12078 5.8138
CFD Short 50000 5.8357
(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 14 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