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 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 26,904,284 2.77% 1,238,441 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 210,114 0.02% 202,274 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,025 0.00% 1,800 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,116,423 2.79% 1,442,515 0.15%
(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 20,500 31.3714
Purchase 500 32.3173
Purchase 1,643 30.9700
Purchase 64,355 31.1839
Purchase 511 30.9473
Purchase 1,490 32.2968
Purchase 109,670 31.3908
Purchase 17,000 32.5889
Purchase 9,369 31.4402
Purchase 35,445 32.5137
Purchase 80 31.0316
Purchase 500 32.3173
Purchase 30,233 32.0517
Purchase 176 30.9700
Purchase 109,670 31.3908
Purchase 202 30.9500
Purchase 9,005 31.1084
Purchase 3,031 31.1554
Purchase 14,082 31.2649
Purchase 17,000 32.5889
Purchase 2,900 30.8383
Purchase 69,557 31.1038
Purchase 1,101 30.9700
Purchase 91,023 31.1783
Purchase 182 30.9700
Purchase 3,399 30.9090
Purchase 4,664 31.1852
Purchase 46,543 30.9700
Sale 3,399 30.9090
Sale 13,569 32.5361
Sale 64,355 31.1811
Sale 7,820 30.9700
Sale 13,569 32.5361
Sale 500 32.3173
Sale 3,031 31.1554
Sale 182 30.9641
Sale 91,023 31.1783
Sale 35,445 32.5137
Sale 30,233 32.0517
Sale 9,005 31.1084
Sale 69,557 31.1010
Sale 202 30.9500
Sale 15,668 32.5361
Sale 91,023 31.1783
Sale 1,564 30.9700
Sale 109,670 31.3908
Sale 2,900 30.8383
Sale 2,900 30.8383
Sale 108,000 31.7500
Sale 17,000 32.5889
Sale 202 30.9500
Sale 2,348 30.9700
Sale 3,031 31.1554
Sale 511 30.9417
Sale 9,369 31.4342
Sale 14,082 31.2589
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 511 30.9473
CFD Short 59586 31.0651
CFD Short 9971 31.3344
CFD Short 9369 31.4401
CFD Short 30233 32.0516
CFD Short 500 32.3173
CFD Short 15668 32.5361
CFD Short 153 32.58
CFD Long 2900 30.8383
CFD Long 3399 30.9089
CFD Long 182 30.9641
CFD Long 9005 31.1084
CFD Long 800 31.1372
CFD Long 3031 31.1554
CFD Long 63555 31.1816
CFD Long 14082 31.2589
(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)
PUT Selling 300 30 EURO 20/03/08 2.25
(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 18 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 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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