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 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 26,971,265 2.76% 1,230,250 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 228,656 0.02% 266,927 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,025 0.00% 1,800 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,201,946 2.78% 1,498,977 0.15%
(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 1,558 33.6889
Purchase 437 34.9900
Purchase 1,453 33.6889
Purchase 743 33.6889
Purchase 1,245 33.9300
Purchase 2,324 33.6889
Purchase 13,005 33.9300
Purchase 613 32.4963
Purchase 27,268 33.9300
Purchase 31,498 33.8258
Purchase 443 33.6889
Purchase 8,075 34.0466
Purchase 725 33.6889
Purchase 393 33.6889
Purchase 57,568 32.9783
Purchase 219 34.9900
Purchase 39,433 33.7620
Purchase 1,147 33.6889
Purchase 449 33.6889
Purchase 18,980 33.0618
Purchase 543 33.6889
Purchase 743 33.6889
Purchase 463 34.9900
Purchase 452 33.6889
Sale 13,438 33.9300
Sale 7,551 33.6000
Sale 35,884 33.8985
Sale 1,966 33.9300
Sale 5,200 33.6000
Sale 53,374 32.8000
Sale 31,498 33.8258
Sale 17,368 33.9610
Sale 8,075 34.0466
Sale 8,075 34.0466
Sale 17,082 33.0917
Sale 31,498 33.8258
Sale 3,939 33.6000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 613 32.4963
CFD Short 57568 32.9782
CFD Short 16980 32.9977
CFD Short 2000 33.605
CFD Short 39433 33.762
CFD Long 17082 33.0916
CFD Long 31498 33.8258
CFD Long 35884 33.8985
CFD Long 17368 33.9609
CFD Long 8075 34.0466
(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 25 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 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,200.0000 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