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 18 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 26,810,733 2.74% 1,403,544 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 295,681 0.03% 202,274 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,025 0.00% 1,800 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,108,439 2.77% 1,607,618 0.16%
(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 10,612 32.8401
Purchase 2,200 31.3479
Purchase 1,225 33.6300
Purchase 10,612 33.0202
Purchase 37,421 33.1292
Purchase 86,620 33.1392
Purchase 113,984 33.8906
Purchase 65,815 33.2670
Purchase 84,097 32.4080
Purchase 11,660 32.0500
Purchase 8,231 33.0284
Purchase 370 33.1392
Purchase 34,448 33.6300
Purchase 559 32.4147
Purchase 1,677 33.6300
Purchase 10,720 32.2826
Purchase 160 31.2784
Purchase 2,200 31.3479
Purchase 20,431 33.6300
Purchase 125 31.0868
Purchase 4,900 33.6300
Purchase 216 33.6300
Purchase 327 33.6300
Purchase 24,785 31.1957
Sale 86,620 33.1362
Sale 34,448 33.6300
Sale 370 33.1332
Sale 37,421 33.1262
Sale 8,231 33.0284
Sale 113,984 33.8906
Sale 65,815 33.2670
Sale 24,785 31.1957
Sale 34,448 33.6300
Sale 10,612 33.0139
Sale 12,867 33.6300
Sale 163,633 33.1835
Sale 8,231 33.0284
Sale 2,200 31.3479
Sale 216 33.6236
Sale 1,174 33.6300
Sale 10,612 32.8339
Sale 559 32.4089
Sale 10,720 32.2826
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 24785 31.1956
CFD Short 2200 31.3479
CFD Short 10720 32.2826
CFD Short 559 32.4147
CFD Short 1120 32.6565
CFD Short 10612 32.8401
CFD Short 14024 33.0771
CFD Short 22277 33.1856
CFD Long 11953 32.6115
CFD Long 10612 33.0139
CFD Long 8231 33.0283
CFD Long 16389 33.0332
CFD Long 370 33.1332
CFD Long 65815 33.2669
CFD Long 58278 33.2728
CFD Long 216 33.6236
(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 21 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 -300 3,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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