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 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 107,771,085 3.67% 540,958 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,786,156 0.06% 884,724 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,557,241 3.77% 1,425,682 0.05%
(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 26,790 7.0633
Purchase 3,300 7.1833
Purchase 500 7.1989
Purchase 13,261 6.9500
Purchase 5,867 6.8817
Purchase 26,050 7.2200
Purchase 8,513 7.0994
Purchase 35,000 6.9274
Purchase 108,088 7.1878
Sale 1,794 7.2090
Sale 1,496 7.2194
Sale 1,300 6.9760
Sale 2,715 7.0951
Sale 1,236 7.2496
Sale 2,871 7.2090
Sale 2,922 7.0951
Sale 3,135 7.0951
Sale 1,100 7.2066
Sale 2,630 7.0951
Sale 5,900 7.2408
Sale 9,675 7.2090
Sale 226,470 7.0504
Sale 9,722 7.1171
Sale 20,460 7.2500
Sale 30,441 7.0789
Sale 32,289 7.0658
Sale 38,156 7.1627
Sale 47,637 7.2020
Sale 51,550 7.1431
Sale 194,892 7.1286
Sale 8,393 7.2500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1300 6.976
CFD Long 37587 7.0157
CFD Long 24148 7.0291
CFD Long 226470 7.0504
CFD Long 32289 7.0657
CFD Long 194892 7.1286
CFD Long 1100 7.2066
CFD Long 1496 7.2194
CFD Long 5900 7.2408
CFD Long 1236 7.2495
CFD Short 18682 7.0088
CFD Short 9722 7.1171
CFD Short 3300 7.1833
CFD Short 108088 7.1877
CFD Short 500 7.1988
CFD Short 49083 7.2135
CFD Short 30754 7.2151
CFD Short 26050 7.2199
(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 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