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 23 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 107,979,888 3.68% 665,094 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,787,566 0.06% 1,163,070 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,767,454 3.78% 1,828,164 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 6,627 7.5430
Purchase 989 7.5744
Purchase 1,559 7.6425
Purchase 2,050 7.3313
Purchase 2,576 7.6113
Purchase 2,714 7.3211
Purchase 2,996 7.7890
Purchase 3,781 7.6470
Purchase 3,995 7.7890
Purchase 4,400 7.3759
Purchase 5,300 7.5761
Purchase 5,900 7.4385
Purchase 219,370 7.5554
Purchase 8,393 7.3292
Purchase 28,200 7.1000
Purchase 192,935 7.5298
Purchase 16,320 7.7890
Purchase 105,204 7.5268
Purchase 52,014 7.6989
Purchase 45,641 7.5094
Sale 2,714 7.3389
Sale 88,965 7.6405
Sale 2,706 7.3520
Sale 100,000 7.4800
Sale 87,511 7.3663
Sale 101,739 7.6973
Sale 1,643 7.5934
Sale 1,442 7.6536
Sale 1,380 7.5949
Sale 1,000 7.7453
Sale 2,050 7.3100
Sale 7,748 7.7890
Sale 64,136 7.7325
Sale 4,329 7.3520
Sale 4,400 7.4678
Sale 35,379 7.5386
Sale 374 7.6705
Sale 30,000 7.3700
Sale 8,377 7.5579
Sale 25,148 7.7890
Sale 10,111 7.5544
Sale 11,758 7.5556
Sale 14,590 7.3520
Sale 15,294 7.7890
Sale 3,503 7.5167
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2714 7.3388
CFD Long 87511 7.3663
CFD Long 1442 7.6536
CFD Long 374 7.6705
CFD Long 101739 7.6973
CFD Long 1000 7.7452
CFD Short 2714 7.321
CFD Short 1951 7.4246
CFD Short 5900 7.4384
CFD Short 36387 7.439
CFD Short 27849 7.455
CFD Short 39672 7.4666
CFD Short 4334 7.4687
CFD Short 219370 7.5553
CFD Short 5300 7.5761
CFD Short 1559 7.6424
CFD Short 45489 7.6518
CFD Short 29177 7.6734
CFD Short 52014 7.6988
(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 24 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