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 21 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 26,798,726 2.74% 1,310,097 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 281,895 0.03% 215,318 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,025 0.00% 1,800 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,082,646 2.77% 1,527,215 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 400 32.9054
Purchase 11,077 23.3803
Purchase 8,325 32.7947
Purchase 400 32.9054
Purchase 880 31.8042
Purchase 1,480 34.2182
Purchase 1,784 33.2800
Purchase 1,868 70.1906 CHF
Purchase 316,234 32.6037
Purchase 3,157 70.1906 CHF
Purchase 7,400 33.0128
Purchase 700 32.3510
Purchase 60,000 33.1153
Purchase 21,000 33.3723
Purchase 960 32.5100
Purchase 21,000 32.0300
Purchase 135,03 31.8063
Purchase 9,153 31.7900
Purchase 337 33.0000
Purchase 58,153 33.6296
Purchase 40,139 33.8355
Purchase 83,273 33.5777
Purchase 595 32.8800
Purchase 337 33.0000
Purchase 1,073 31.7900
Purchase 135,033 32.1252
Purchase 2,935 32.8763
Purchase 700 33.2202
Purchase 960 32.5162
Purchase 26,056 32.2234
Purchase 8,000 33.1200
Purchase 59,083 33.0016
Purchase 28,688 32.4301
Purchase 700 32.3510
Sale 59,083 32.9953
Sale 3,429 33.0636
Sale 301,888 32.8505
Sale 400 32.9054
Sale 700 33.2202
Sale 135,033 31.8007
Sale 337 33.0000
Sale 5,092 33.0636
Sale 11,477 33.0636
Sale 337 33.0000
Sale 21,000 32.0300
Sale 71 32.4500
Sale 21,000 33.3723
Sale 8,325 32.7947
Sale 1,480 34.2121
Sale 700 33.2202
Sale 58,153 33.6265
Sale 700 32.3510
Sale 7,400 33.0128
Sale 960 32.5100
Sale 1,784 33.2800
Sale 83,273 33.5747
Sale 40,139 33.8355
Sale 960 32.5100
Sale 135,033 32.1196
Sale 60,000 33.1090
Sale 11,077 23.3803
Sale 7,200 33.3700
Sale 2,935 32.8763
Sale 880 31.7985
Sale 8,000 33.1200
Sale 10,800 33.3600
Sale 150 32.9975
Sale 960 32.5100
Sale 151 32.8800
Sale 28,688 32.4301
Sale 29,325 33.2084
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 880 31.8041
CFD Short 135033 31.8062
CFD Short 700 32.351
CFD Short 28688 32.43
CFD Short 960 32.5161
CFD Short 400 32.9054
CFD Short 7400 33.0128
CFD Short 13044 33.0193
CFD Short 60000 33.1152
CFD Short 9016 33.4242
CFD Short 54873 33.5404
CFD Short 19384 33.7546
CFD Long 135033 32.1196
CFD Long 960 32.51
CFD Long 59083 32.9953
CFD Long 8000 33.12
CFD Long 700 33.2202
CFD Long 4099 33.3046
CFD Long 54054 33.6509
CFD Long 40139 33.8355
CFD Long 1480 34.212
(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 22 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 3,400.0000 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