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 July 2009
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 108,083,636 3.69% 392,763 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,938,729 0.07% 1,050,979 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,022,365 3.79% 1,443,742 0.05%
(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 28,186 6.6600
Purchase 967 6.6600
Purchase 1,004 6.6600
Purchase 1,380 6.4533
Purchase 2,100 6.5398
Purchase 4,116 6.6600
Purchase 6,406 6.4485
Purchase 18,419 6.6600
Purchase 28,340 6.5632
Purchase 40,767 6.4675
Purchase 56,744 6.4855
Purchase 195,858 6.6600
Purchase 48,003 6.5234
Purchase 83,400 6.5513
Purchase 56,486 6.5648
Purchase 12,780 6.6600
Sale 1,000 6.4619
Sale 86,397 6.5228
Sale 1,487 6.4894
Sale 1,618 6.4674
Sale 68,000 6.6258
Sale 2,901 6.5545
Sale 3,895 6.6600
Sale 4,116 6.6600
Sale 5,173 6.4888
Sale 44,770 6.5942
Sale 8,540 6.6600
Sale 12,780 6.6600
Sale 900 6.2890
Sale 228,291 6.5680
Sale 28,186 6.6600
Sale 51,699 6.4868
Sale 35,370 6.3127
Sale 41,355 6.5692
Sale 67,222 6.2580
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 900 6.289
CFD Long 35370 6.3126
CFD Long 11469 6.4233
CFD Long 1618 6.4674
CFD Long 2901 6.5544
CFD Long 228291 6.568
CFD Long 41355 6.5691
CFD Short 17988 6.2852
CFD Short 6820 6.3064
CFD Short 2910 6.3421
CFD Short 12747 6.3554
CFD Short 6406 6.4484
CFD Short 1380 6.4533
CFD Short 40767 6.4675
CFD Short 2100 6.5398
CFD Short 83400 6.5512
CFD Short 12301 6.5607
CFD Short 28340 6.5631
CFD Short 56486 6.5648
(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 July 2009
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 400,000 720.0000 EURO 18/09/2009
Option Purchased 600,000 720.0000 EURO 18/09/2009
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