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               17 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     107,884,395     3.68%        573,099     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,980,902     0.07%        952,081     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,000,000     0.03%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            110,865,297     3.78%      1,525,180     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      3,245                6.8666
Purchase      7,738                6.9190
Purchase      91,884               6.9413
Purchase      1,500                6.9858
Purchase      85,927               6.6350
Purchase      73,149               6.9144
Purchase      1,164                6.9190
Purchase      63,135               6.8948
Purchase      212,089              6.9688
Purchase      25,000               6.7820
Sale          7,457                6.9825
Sale          5,721                6.8337
Sale          4,300                6.8755
Sale          8,258                6.9178
Sale          2,800                6.8755
Sale          19,792               6.9504
Sale          1,942                6.9128
Sale          1,200                6.7559
Sale          3,843                6.7569
Sale          9,186                6.8123
Sale          10,298               6.7800
Sale          14,800               6.8755
Sale          20,000               6.9700
Sale          25,148               6.8337
Sale          30,980               6.9190
Sale          34,818               6.9840
Sale          49,100               6.8084
Sale          72,338               6.9229
Sale          85,927               6.6350
Sale          100,000              6.8880
Sale          13,316               6.8337


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1200          6.7559
CFD            Long          49100         6.8083
CFD            Long          100000        6.888
CFD            Long          19276         6.8886
CFD            Long          8311          6.908
CFD            Long          1942          6.9128
CFD            Long          7457          6.9825
CFD            Long          34818         6.9839
CFD            Short         25000         6.782
CFD            Short         3245          6.8665
CFD            Short         91884         6.9412
CFD            Short         212089        6.9687
CFD            Short         1500          6.9858


(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                         20 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