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 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 107,816,199 3.68% 548,510 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,959,687 0.07% 819,252 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,775,886 3.78% 1,367,762 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 15,552 6.1430
Purchase 600 6.7391
Purchase 3,497 6.6660
Purchase 3,785 6.6350
Purchase 9,186 6.6350
Purchase 20,663 6.6588
Purchase 41,126 6.7188
Purchase 41,785 6.6238
Purchase 60,224 6.6194
Purchase 182,898 6.6527
Sale 6,776 Transfer
Sale 400 6.7442
Sale 182,898 6.6527
Sale 1,136 6.7165
Sale 1,180 6.5408
Sale 1,502 6.6529
Sale 2,000 6.5928
Sale 3,505 6.6583
Sale 15,552 6.1430
Sale 5,946 6.5562
Sale 42,066 6.6785
Sale 8,200 6.7019
Sale 200 6.6310
Sale 75,000 6.6330
Sale 230,578 6.6114
Sale 15,552 6.1430
Sale 28,817 6.7073
Sale 50,000 6.5595
Sale 45,265 6.6308
Sale 85,927 6.6497
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2000 6.5928
CFD Long 230578 6.6114
CFD Long 20531 6.6264
CFD Long 200 6.631
CFD Long 75000 6.633
CFD Long 2877 6.6405
CFD Long 3505 6.6582
CFD Long 11239 6.6728
CFD Long 5828 6.6762
CFD Long 28817 6.7072
CFD Long 1136 6.7164
CFD Long 400 6.7442
CFD Short 2002 6.5629
CFD Short 10090 6.5646
CFD Short 3947 6.5778
CFD Short 6471 6.5779
CFD Short 41030 6.6499
CFD Short 20663 6.6588
CFD Short 3497 6.666
CFD Short 41126 6.7188
CFD Short 600 6.7391
(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 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