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 22 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 26,978,303 2.76% 1,143,340 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 143,797 0.01% 215,853 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,025 0.00% 1,800 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,124,125 2.77% 1,360,993 0.14%
(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 1,800 29.6746
Purchase 4,000 33.9336
Purchase 5,064 30.5143
Purchase 60,000 30.7056
Purchase 60,000 30.9665
Purchase 99 32.8000
Purchase 301 31.1981
Purchase 150,000 32.1856
Purchase 108,470 32.4065
Purchase 60,000 30.8281
Purchase 500 31.2700
Purchase 27,000 32.7972
Purchase 1,542 31.2622
Purchase 9,978 31.1579
Purchase 275,000 31.7399
Purchase 183,499 31.5322
Purchase 36,978 32.3549
Purchase 10,78 31.4784
Purchase 2,100 29.0955
Purchase 460,244 31.6936
Purchase 8,853 32.8000
Sale 201 30.7900
Sale 1,800 29.6693
Sale 382,146 31.5727
Sale 9,978 31.1579
Sale 5,064 30.5143
Sale 221 32.8000
Sale 5,064 30.5143
Sale 2,100 29.0902
Sale 1,923 31.1297
Sale 1,542 31.2583
Sale 108,470 32.4065
Sale 183,499 31.5322
Sale 150,000 32.1800
Sale 301 31.1981
Sale 1,542 31.2622
Sale 60,000 30.9606
Sale 27,000 32.7972
Sale 275,000 31.7344
Sale 60,000 30.8222
Sale 10,780 31.4784
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2100 29.0954
CFD Short 2628 30.3232
CFD Short 60000 30.7056
CFD Short 60000 30.8281
CFD Short 67599 30.985
CFD Short 301 31.1981
CFD Short 183499 31.5322
CFD Short 54117 31.9586
CFD Short 150000 32.1856
CFD Short 4000 33.9336
CFD Long 1800 29.6692
CFD Long 60000 30.9606
CFD Long 66004 31.0732
CFD Long 1923 31.1296
CFD Long 28339 31.2427
CFD Long 1542 31.2582
CFD Long 10780 31.4784
CFD Long 275000 31.7343
CFD Long 223 32.7937
(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 23 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