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 30 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 26,305,666 2.69% 1,072,992 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 102,849 0.01% 274,208 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 612,175 0.06% 501,800 0.05%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,020,690 2.76% 1,849,000 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 351 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 1,092 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 3,717 37.1278
Purchase 59,554 37.5287
Purchase 954 37.5292
Purchase 312 36.7346
Purchase 167 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 316 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 829 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 7,999 37.5292
Purchase 804 36.7500
Purchase 13,752 37.5292
Purchase 2,438 37.5292
Purchase 2,737 36.9700
Purchase 585 36.7346
Purchase 9,538 37.3428
Purchase 433 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 15,380 37.5292
Purchase 2,181 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 365 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 162 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 5,344 37.5292
Purchase 2,951 37.4096
Purchase 911 37.3411
Purchase 337 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 686 37.5292
Purchase 324 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 8,382 37.5292
Purchase 656 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 321 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 3,796 37.3430
Purchase 731 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 150 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 2,370 37.3420
Purchase 220 36.7500
Purchase 1,402 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 325 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 338 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 924 37.3533
Purchase 163 36.7500
Purchase 163 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 299 36.7346
Purchase 21,424 37.3427
Purchase 166 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 407 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 338 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 3,792 37.5292
Purchase 668 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 403 37.1000
Purchase 248 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 54,030 37.3428
Purchase 1,087 37.3414
Purchase 490 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 694 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 286 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 402 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 3,653 37.3426
Purchase 942 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 201 36.9500
Purchase 351 37.3056
Purchase 692 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 1,059 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 516 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 2,951 37.4096
Purchase 2,072 37.3418
Purchase 367 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 156 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 756 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 51,341 37.4925
Purchase 166 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 646 36.7500
Purchase 2,418 36.7346
Purchase 2,168 37.6209
Purchase 364 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 823 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 600 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 1,212 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 420 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 25,330 37.2302
Purchase 316 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 595 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 3,075 37.1800
Purchase 201 37.1900
Purchase 400 36.9631
Purchase 628 36.7346
Purchase 166 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 166 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 6,900 37.2614
Purchase 2,933 37.3421
Purchase 2,341 37.3420
Purchase 167 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 497 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 322 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 300 36.7346
Purchase 41,683 37.5292
Purchase 654 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 352 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 252 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 336 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 9,520 37.5292
Purchase 209 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 472 49.4900 EUR
Purchase 294 36.7346
Purchase 1,704 37.3416
Sale 1,300 36.8963
Sale 1,200 36.8963
Sale 153,785 37.2900
Sale 2,951 37.4096
Sale 15,497 37.2094
Sale 5,254 37.3942
Sale 201 37.1900
Sale 400 36.9631
Sale 924 37.1033
Sale 400 36.9631
Sale 748 37.5348
Sale 734 37.1800
Sale 124 36.6800
Sale 20,630 37.3502
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3717 37.1277
CFD Short 25330 37.2302
CFD Short 6900 37.2613
CFD Short 2951 37.4096
CFD Short 51341 37.4925
CFD Long 400 36.9631
CFD Long 15497 37.2093
CFD Long 20630 37.3501
CFD Long 5254 37.3941
(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 31 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 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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