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 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 26,996,436 2.76% 1,290,595 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 231,406 0.02% 262,990 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,025 0.00% 1,800 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,229,867 2.79% 1,555,385 0.16%
(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 50,315 33.2241
Purchase 28,911 33.6000
Purchase 1,088 33.4438
Purchase 9,296 33.4811
Purchase 34,085 33.6000
Purchase 67,599 30.9851
Purchase 872 33.7473
Purchase 3,900 32.6339
Purchase 56,745 31.8830
Purchase 217 32.8000
Purchase 29,967 33.6000
Purchase 62,839 33.1687
Purchase 3,900 32.6339
Purchase 26,907 32.5928
Purchase 15,425 33.5800
Purchase 3,077 33.6000
Purchase 308 33.0408
Sale 62,604 33.2473
Sale 9,296 33.4811
Sale 22,661 33.2564
Sale 459 32.8103
Sale 66,004 31.0732
Sale 182 33.6000
Sale 9,296 33.4811
Sale 223 32.7938
Sale 2,015 32.9911
Sale 218 33.5936
Sale 4,538 33.6000
Sale 3,900 32.6339
Sale 3,077 33.6000
Sale 2,745 32.8000
Sale 1,464 33.6000
Sale 28,453 33.6000
Sale 110,158 33.5755
Sale 15,442 33.6000
Sale 217 32.8000
Sale 6,027 33.7853
Sale 28,339 31.2428
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 13989 32.4622
CFD Short 26907 32.5928
CFD Short 3900 32.6339
CFD Short 7989 32.8459
CFD Short 20951 33.1581
CFD Short 62839 33.1686
CFD Short 8530 33.3025
CFD Short 21375 33.4301
CFD Long 2015 32.9911
CFD Long 62604 33.2472
CFD Long 22661 33.2563
CFD Long 9296 33.4811
CFD Long 110158 33.5755
CFD Long 218 33.5936
(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 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