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 11 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 27,064,143 2.79% 1,109,510 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 151,752 0.02% 207,271 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,025 0.00% 1,500 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,217,920 2.80% 1,318,281 0.14%
(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 23,639 34.4800
Purchase 11,205 33.7069
Purchase 27 33.9100
Purchase 26,273 33.5368
Purchase 349 32.8900
Purchase 1,516 32.8764
Purchase 26,273 33.5368
Purchase 212 34.4800
Purchase 59,760 33.6957
Purchase 40,000 33.7261
Purchase 1,800 34.1317
Purchase 13,552 33.4738
Purchase 1,800 34.1317
Purchase 2,211 33.2159
Purchase 115,783 33.0160
Purchase 319 33.2161
Purchase 202,342 33.4874
Purchase 40,000 33.7261
Purchase 179,172 33.2574
Purchase 2,348 34.4800
Purchase 43,500 33.8700
Purchase 87,232 34.0910
Purchase 2,211 33.2159
Purchase 11,489 32.8535
Purchase 3,390 33.6944
Sale 11,205 33.7069
Sale 2,211 33.2118
Sale 26,273 33.5368
Sale 212 34.4734
Sale 59,760 33.6926
Sale 115,783 33.0160
Sale 3,379 32.8642
Sale 13,552 33.4707
Sale 2,211 33.2159
Sale 179,172 33.2574
Sale 1,000 33.0135
Sale 202,342 33.4874
Sale 87,232 34.0910
Sale 40,000 33.7261
Sale 179,172 33.2574
Sale 2,211 33.2159
Sale 27 33.9041
Sale 1,000 33.0135
Sale 11,489 32.8535
Sale 1,800 34.1317
Sale 11,489 32.8535
Sale 4,905 34.4800
Sale 49,211 32.5500
Sale 200,000 32.6000
Sale 87,232 34.0910
Sale 1,516 32.8701
Sale 3,390 33.6880
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1516 32.8763
CFD Short 11711 33.3503
CFD Short 11205 33.7069
CFD Short 1800 34.1317
CFD Short 1841 34.2589
CFD Long 11489 32.8534
CFD Long 1000 33.0135
CFD Long 115783 33.0159
CFD Long 16639 33.1378
CFD Long 4891 33.1611
CFD Long 2211 33.2117
CFD Long 3390 33.688
CFD Long 27 33.904
CFD Long 43121 33.9066
CFD Long 212 34.4734
(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 Purchase 350 40 EURO 20/03/2008 1.26
PUT Selling 500 32 EURO 20/03/2008 2.57
(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 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 400 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 375 4,800.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,000.0000 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
Option Purchased -500 3,200.0000 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