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 16 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 26,960,611 2.77% 1,148,383 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 224,625 0.02% 187,748 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,025 0.00% 1,500 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,187,261 2.80% 1,337,631 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 1,200 33.1155
Purchase 76,056 32.7010
Purchase 1,400 32.9183
Purchase 477 32.8200
Purchase 54,000 32.7377
Purchase 51,420 32.5557
Purchase 102 32.7700
Purchase 24,964 32.8548
Purchase 10,798 33.1235
Purchase 440 33.0136
Purchase 399 33.2800
Purchase 322 32.2700
Purchase 102 32.7700
Purchase 3,473 33.2431
Purchase 54,686 32.7417
Purchase 1,400 32.9183
Purchase 17,418 33.0201
Purchase 20,208 32.4889
Purchase 2,949 32.2700
Purchase 477 32.8500
Purchase 289 33.0136
Purchase 57,000 33.4940
Purchase 336 32.2700
Purchase 524 33.0136
Purchase 6,850 33.0365
Purchase 227 32.2761
Purchase 19,241 32.2700
Purchase 900 33.0837
Purchase 76,056 32.7010
Purchase 293 32.9165
Purchase 17,244 36.5062
Purchase 381 33.0667
Purchase 2,071 32.9165
Purchase 11,007 32.9128
Purchase 1,704 33.0300
Purchase 1,053 32.9165
Purchase 36,535 32.9356
Purchase 89,240 32.9492
Purchase 1,200 33.1155
Purchase 7,681 32.5547
Purchase 305 33.0300
Purchase 768 32.9341
Purchase 435 32.2700
Sale 2,175 32.2700
Sale 1,200 33.1155
Sale 1,955 32.2700
Sale 89,240 32.9492
Sale 3,473 33.2371
Sale 102 32.7700
Sale 305 33.0300
Sale 1,704 33.0300
Sale 7,681 32.5547
Sale 20,208 32.4889
Sale 381 33.0667
Sale 58,644 33.4800
Sale 7,681 32.5547
Sale 6,850 33.0302
Sale 57,000 33.4940
Sale 24,964 32.8548
Sale 11,007 32.9066
Sale 227 32.2700
Sale 20,208 32.4889
Sale 900 33.0778
Sale 54,000 32.7377
Sale 111 32.9732
Sale 477 32.8200
Sale 17,244 36.5062
Sale 399 33.2800
Sale 89,240 32.9492
Sale 17,418 33.0171
Sale 76,056 32.7010
Sale 102 32.7659
Sale 477 32.8500
Sale 10,798 33.1235
Sale 190 33.8000
Sale 51,420 32.5527
Sale 768 32.9341
Sale 102 32.7700
Sale 1,400 32.9183
Sale 36,535 32.9356
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 227 32.2761
CFD Short 1926 32.4127
CFD Short 36186 32.4148
CFD Short 11007 32.9128
CFD Short 1400 32.9183
CFD Short 13308 32.9593
CFD Short 1704 33.03
CFD Short 900 33.0837
CFD Short 1200 33.1155
CFD Short 10798 33.1234
CFD Long 20208 32.4888
CFD Long 7681 32.5546
CFD Long 102 32.7658
CFD Long 3658 32.8525
CFD Long 24964 32.8548
CFD Long 36535 32.9356
CFD Long 585 32.9866
CFD Long 6850 33.0301
CFD Long 12872 33.0453
CFD Long 3473 33.237
CFD Long 888 33.2855
(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 17 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