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 29 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 26,093,620 2.67% 1,120,159 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 150,016 0.02% 266,886 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 612,175 0.06% 501,800 0.05%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 26,855,811 2.75% 1,888,845 0.19%
(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 2,879 36.7371
Purchase 22,752 36.8619
Purchase 48,364 36.6866
Purchase 3,830 36.6670
Purchase 3,820 36.5588
Purchase 1,817 37.1900
Purchase 2,690 36.8006
Purchase 47 36.3000
Purchase 2,879 36.7371
Purchase 4,616 35.1862
Purchase 726 36.7600
Purchase 204 35.7000
Purchase 420 35.7000
Purchase 29,274 36.4063
Purchase 85 35.3762
Purchase 726 36.7600
Sale 61,514 36.5900
Sale 726 36.7600
Sale 2,879 36.7371
Sale 97 36.4000
Sale 3,820 36.5588
Sale 86,103 36.5570
Sale 3,800 34.8908
Sale 4,475 36.7586
Sale 3,820 36.5588
Sale 3,471 36.4493
Sale 51,808 36.6772
Sale 157 37.1900
Sale 2,234 36.4493
Sale 3,591 35.1700
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
24/01/2008 Sale 8,075 34.0466
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4616 35.1862
CFD Short 85 35.3762
CFD Short 3830 36.667
CFD Short 48364 36.6865
CFD Short 2879 36.737
CFD Short 22752 36.8619
CFD Long 3800 34.8908
CFD Long 86103 36.557
CFD Long 3820 36.5588
CFD Long 51808 36.6771
CFD Long 4475 36.7586
(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 30 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 360,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
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 3,600.0000 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 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -140,000 34.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -360,000 36.0000 AMER 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