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 24 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 107,694,328 3.67% 717,484 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,795,262 0.06% 749,002 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,489,590 3.77% 1,466,486 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 5,797 7.7540
Purchase 1,800 7.8163
Purchase 63,414 7.7505
Purchase 1,755 7.8076
Purchase 27,989 7.7653
Purchase 1,708 7.7880
Purchase 1,000 7.8265
Purchase 1,145 7.8347
Purchase 2,022 7.8004
Purchase 7,570 7.7540
Purchase 400 7.6949
Purchase 78,097 7.7314
Purchase 47,474 7.7354
Purchase 51,269 7.7540
Purchase 62,000 7.8376
Purchase 39,313 7.8075
Purchase 21,046 7.7876
Purchase 2,431 7.7000
Purchase 25,148 7.7890
Purchase 3,380 7.7540
Purchase 3,380 7.7890
Purchase 5,797 7.7890
Purchase 3,785 7.7540
Purchase 2,199 7.7518
Purchase 5,500 7.6838
Purchase 7,748 7.7796
Purchase 7,788 7.7540
Sale 7,693 7.7902
Sale 46,850 7.7539
Sale 11,035 7.8141
Sale 25,975 7.7626
Sale 13,470 7.7902
Sale 37,222 7.7317
Sale 25,148 7.7890
Sale 42,302 7.7283
Sale 2,169 7.8300
Sale 5,797 7.7890
Sale 5,064 7.8172
Sale 4,560 7.8275
Sale 4,477 7.7902
Sale 3,800 7.7541
Sale 3,800 7.6982
Sale 533 7.7779
Sale 2,442 7.8472
Sale 74,355 7.7540
Sale 1,750 7.4924
Sale 1,675 7.8271
Sale 1,371 7.8253
Sale 1,005 7.6902
Sale 338,234 7.7400
Sale 77,856 7.7338
Sale 76,942 7.7288
Sale 3,380 7.7890
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 42302 7.7283
CFD Long 76942 7.7288
CFD Long 77856 7.7338
CFD Long 338234 7.74
CFD Long 12583 7.7411
CFD Long 18710 7.754
CFD Long 3800 7.7541
CFD Long 11035 7.8141
CFD Long 24235 7.8152
CFD Long 5064 7.8171
CFD Long 14797 7.8184
CFD Short 5500 7.6838
CFD Short 400 7.6949
CFD Short 78097 7.7314
CFD Short 47474 7.7353
CFD Short 63414 7.7504
CFD Short 7109 7.8136
CFD Short 1800 7.8162
(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 27 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