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 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 27,465,514 2.83% 811,437 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 35,372 0.00% 261,581 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,175 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,503,061 2.83% 1,074,018 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 1,700 33.0600
Purchase 1,811 32.5600
Purchase 23,000 32.5600
Purchase 23,251 32.7189
Purchase 1,766 33.2379
Purchase 1,310 33.0418
Purchase 23,487 32.7694
Purchase 443 32.5600
Purchase 23,000 32.5600
Purchase 52,626 32.6971
Purchase 300 32.3947
Purchase 400 33.1555
Purchase 1,766 33.2420
Purchase 412 32.8900
Purchase 50,370 32.7897
Purchase 400 33.1555
Purchase 17,559 32.9466
Purchase 1,000 32.4700
Purchase 961 20.9687
Purchase 4,332 32.5600
Purchase 600 32.9929
Purchase 3,246 32.2981
Purchase 217 32.8900
Purchase 372 33.1318
Purchase 20,040 32.6303
Purchase 452 32.8900
Purchase 3,246 32.2981
Purchase 7,502 32.7309
Purchase 7,635 32.7392
Sale 76,431 32.8158
Sale 23,000 32.5600
Sale 500 33.6544
Sale 1,000 32.4700
Sale 7,635 32.7330
Sale 961 20.9687
Sale 3,246 32.2981
Sale 600 32.9929
Sale 400 33.1555
Sale 17,559 32.9466
Sale 1,766 33.2379
Sale 300 32.3947
Sale 3,164 33.5606
Sale 20,040 32.6273
Sale 50,370 32.7868
Sale 23,251 32.7189
Sale 180 32.6968
Sale 7,502 32.7247
Sale 600 32.9929
Sale 1,700 33.0600
Sale 300 32.3947
Sale 15,000 32.7000
Sale 102,500 32.6000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3246 32.298
CFD Short 8808 32.4422
CFD Short 3518 32.5714
CFD Short 23251 32.7189
CFD Short 7635 32.7392
CFD Short 7714 32.8717
CFD Short 1310 33.0418
CFD Short 1700 33.06
CFD Short 372 33.1318
CFD Shor 400 33.1555
CFD Short 1766 33.242
CFD Long 300 32.3947
CFD Long 1000 32.47
CFD Long 7502 32.7246
CFD Long 37725 32.7504
CFD Long 8245 32.7931
CFD Long 11534 32.8403
CFD Long 17559 32.9465
CFD Long 600 32.9929
CFD Long 4400 33.0861
CFD Long 3164 33.5606
CFD Long 500 33.6544
(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)
CALL Purchasing 375 48 EURO 20/03/2008 2
(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 11 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 375 4,800.0000 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