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 14 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 27,113,397 2.79% 998,864 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 78,106 0.01% 210,322 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,025 0.00% 1,500 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,193,528 2.80% 1,210,686 0.12%
(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 59,817 34.6003
Purchase 9,530 34.6835
Purchase 210 34.9000
Purchase 37,000 34.6283
Purchase 73,002 34.7495
Purchase 6,546 34.4051
Purchase 385 34.9370
Purchase 264 34.9557
Purchase 106,576 34.7939
Purchase 7,000 34.8795
Purchase 49,966 34.8048
Purchase 520 34.2200
Purchase 129,514 34.7519
Purchase 37,264 34.6306
Purchase 7,000 34.8795
Purchase 129,514 34.7519
Purchase 49,485 34.5850
Purchase 592 34.4366
Sale 3,446 34.3860
Sale 59,817 34.6003
Sale 106,576 34.7939
Sale 2,200 34.5550
Sale 385 34.9370
Sale 37,000 34.6283
Sale 6,546 34.3985
Sale 7,000 34.8795
Sale 1,898 34.9000
Sale 30,757 34.7900
Sale 129,514 34.7519
Sale 592 34.4301
Sale 59,817 34.6003
Sale 49,485 34.5819
Sale 264 34.9557
Sale 1,173 34.9000
Sale 2,300 34.5550
Sale 385 34.9370
Sale 49,966 34.8017
Sale 9,530 34.6835
Sale 73,002 34.7495
Sale 210 34.8934
Sale 23,068 34.4300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 6546 34.405
CFD Short 73002 34.7494
CFD Short 43099 34.7955
CFD Short 6867 34.8631
CFD Short 7000 34.8795
CFD Long 592 34.43
CFD Long 11504 34.4786
CFD Long 37981 34.6131
CFD Long 9530 34.6834
CFD Long 210 34.8933
(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 15 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 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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