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 01 February 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 27,071,336 2.77% 1,205,634 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 262,665 0.03% 275,703 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 712,175 0.07% 551,800 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,046,176 2.87% 2,033,137 0.21%
(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 633 40.0300
Purchase 29,079 39.4728
Purchase 7,294 40.0300
Purchase 77,962 40.0300
Purchase 3,244 39.4735
Purchase 28,394 39.3621
Purchase 12,933 39.4727
Purchase 1,213 38.7688
Purchase 150,027 37.1800
Purchase 17,394 38.9012
Purchase 4,565 39.3621
Purchase 2,150 39.4465
Purchase 15,437 40.0300
Purchase 45,810 39.0872
Purchase 1,015 40.0300
Purchase 1,255 39.4746
Purchase 20,751 39.3621
Purchase 8,813 39.3621
Purchase 1,213 38.7688
Purchase 2,645 39.3621
Purchase 1,493 39.4742
Purchase 4,103 39.3621
Purchase 2,773 39.4299
Purchase 3,208 39.4735
Purchase 2,836 39.4737
Purchase 4,992 39.0150
Purchase 8,101 39.3621
Purchase 7,458 39.0500
Purchase 4,007 39.4735
Purchase 1,374 38.8440
Purchase 5,079 39.0500
Purchase 1,374 38.8444
Purchase 1,897 38.9386
Purchase 35,750 39.3465
Purchase 3,854 39.3621
Purchase 7,328 39.3621
Purchase 5,136 39.4725
Purchase 2,500 39.7000
Purchase 4,966 39.4732
Purchase 6,349 38.9386
Purchase 7,300 38.9768
Purchase 12,402 38.8553
Purchase 17,105 39.0500
Purchase 13,626 38.8536
Purchase 24,015 39.1136
Purchase 6,440 39.1476
Purchase 73,282 39.4727
Purchase 2,339 39.4740
Purchase 15,344 39.3621
Purchase 392 38.8445
Purchase 2,818 38.9386
Purchase 341 38.2750
Purchase 993 40.0300
Purchase 1,000 38.8194
Sale 43,560 39.1853
Sale 17,394 38.9011
Sale 262 39.4300
Sale 993 40.0300
Sale 2,700 39.6704
Sale 24,490 39.2172
Sale 2,500 39.7000
Sale 2,150 39.4465
Sale 275 39.0138
Sale 1,213 38.7688
Sale 35,352 40.0300
Sale 6,440 39.1476
Sale 93,928 39.2349
Sale 500 39.3903
Sale 6,440 39.1141
Sale 133 40.0224
Sale 1,374 38.8440
Sale 752 38.9900
Sale 7,300 38.9768
Sale 38,647 39.2117
Sale 7,300 38.9768
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1213 38.7687
CFD Short 1000 38.8194
CFD Short 45810 39.0871
CFD Short 24015 39.1136
CFD Short 35750 39.3465
CFD Short 2773 39.4298
CFD Long 7300 38.9768
CFD Long 38647 39.2117
CFD Long 24490 39.2172
CFD Long 93928 39.2349
CFD Long 500 39.3903
CFD Long 2700 39.6704
CFD Long 133 40.0224
(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)
CALL Purchase 100000 47 AMER 19/09/2008 13.125
CALL Selling 50000 37 AMER 20/03/2008 .305
(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 04 February 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 250 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -140,000 34.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -50,000 37.0000 AMER 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 -300 3,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -360,000 36.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 3,600.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 360,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 375 4,800.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 400 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 47.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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