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 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 108,189,743 3.69% 490,201 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,818,502 0.06% 1,197,309 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,008,245 3.78% 1,687,510 0.06%
(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 31,412 7.2310
Purchase 3,785 7.2310
Purchase 236,987 7.2243
Purchase 3,200 7.1945
Purchase 27,704 7.2157
Purchase 30,482 7.2062
Purchase 34,197 7.2185
Purchase 79,072 7.2248
Purchase 82,093 7.2683
Purchase 27,966 7.2310
Sale 2,479 7.2310
Sale 13,722 7.2237
Sale 1,580 7.2310
Sale 2,820 7.2097
Sale 1,298 7.2310
Sale 4,000 7.2890
Sale 5,192 7.2310
Sale 6,700 7.1450
Sale 8,513 7.2463
Sale 606 7.2606
Sale 12,218 7.2237
Sale 20,108 7.2237
Sale 22,400 7.0006
Sale 35,709 7.3160
Sale 36,587 7.2360
Sale 54,612 7.2340
Sale 70,000 7.2274
Sale 78,735 7.2724
Sale 8,689 7.0447
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 22400 7.0005
CFD Long 8046 7.1686
CFD Long 3424 7.1882
CFD Long 2820 7.2097
CFD Long 606 7.2605
CFD Long 78735 7.2724
CFD Long 15830 7.3203
CFD Long 8557 7.338
CFD Short 2820 6.966
CFD Short 8944 7.1294
CFD Short 3200 7.1945
CFD Short 236987 7.2242
CFD Short 79072 7.2248
CFD Short 82093 7.2683
(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 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