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 15 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 26,979,622 2.78% 1,105,615 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 184,857 0.02% 187,140 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,025 0.00% 1,500 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,166,504 2.80% 1,294,255 0.13%
(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 1,877 34.1800
Purchase 6,203 33.9552
Purchase 800 34.3543
Purchase 7,659 34.7726
Purchase 815 34.1800
Purchase 358 34.5321
Purchase 7,551 34.8851
Purchase 5,200 34.8851
Purchase 3,743 34.9415
Purchase 13,103 34.5906
Purchase 253 34.9000
Purchase 106 33.8000
Purchase 48,364 34.6458
Purchase 258 35.0000
Purchase 3,939 34.8851
Purchase 2,498 34.0775
Purchase 145,655 34.4689
Purchase 2,348 34.1800
Purchase 215 34.1800
Purchase 20,265 34.5269
Purchase 12,606 34.3848
Purchase 115 34.1800
Purchase 252 34.8400
Purchase 127,530 34.4518
Purchase 5,091 34.1800
Purchase 20,265 34.5269
Purchase 77,770 34.3801
Sale 860 34.1800
Sale 145,655 34.4689
Sale 2,272 33.7426
Sale 2,498 34.0775
Sale 215 34.1735
Sale 20,265 34.5269
Sale 1,955 34.1800
Sale 145,655 34.4689
Sale 7,659 34.7660
Sale 13,103 34.5840
Sale 3,380 33.7426
Sale 2,192 34.1800
Sale 253 34.9000
Sale 4,332 34.1800
Sale 127,530 34.4518
Sale 48,364 34.6458
Sale 106 33.8000
Sale 7,602 33.7426
Sale 3,743 34.9415
Sale 2,498 34.0775
Sale 6,203 33.9552
Sale 12,606 34.3817
Sale 1,465 34.1800
Sale 252 34.8400
Sale 77,770 34.3770
Sale 800 34.3543
Sale 1,939 34.1800
Sale 2,899 34.1800
Sale 800 34.3543
Sale 3,743 34.9415
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1400 33.7673
CFD Short 2400 34.038
CFD Short 8806 34.5774
CFD Short 7659 34.7726
CFD Long 6203 33.9552
CFD Long 215 34.1734
CFD Long 60006 34.3135
CFD Long 800 34.3543
CFD Long 8633 34.5108
CFD Long 13103 34.5839
CFD Long 48364 34.6457
CFD Long 9131 34.6673
CFD Long 3743 34.9414
(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 16 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