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 27 July 2009
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 107,193,632 3.65% 853,982 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,734,267 0.06% 442,859 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 109,927,899 3.75% 1,296,841 0.04%
(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 40,000 7.8003
Purchase 400 7.8119
Purchase 3,573 7.8660
Purchase 26,495 7.8660
Purchase 31,601 7.8134
Purchase 3,573 7.8660
Purchase 1,905 7.8300
Purchase 32,511 7.8660
Purchase 1,677 7.9154
Purchase 1,456 7.8660
Purchase 49,907 7.8027
Purchase 61,809 7.8660
Purchase 574 7.8660
Purchase 81,630 7.8660
Purchase 129,293 7.8116
Purchase 32,930 7.8214
Sale 915 7.8660
Sale 23,870 7.8153
Sale 5,500 7.7764
Sale 907 7.8313
Sale 471 7.8313
Sale 3,573 7.8660
Sale 429 7.8313
Sale 3,800 7.8018
Sale 5,359 7.8153
Sale 32,511 7.8660
Sale 285,063 7.9099
Sale 121,274 7.8153
Sale 68,000 7.8207
Sale 55,725 7.8021
Sale 44,366 7.8320
Sale 14,000 7.8100
Sale 35,381 7.8246
Sale 7,883 7.9150
Sale 32,485 7.8153
Sale 305,396 7.8081
Sale 16,378 7.8400
Sale 11,285 7.7923
Sale 10,620 7.8240
Sale 9,028 7.8185
Sale 42,309 7.8071
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5500 7.7764
CFD Long 55725 7.802
CFD Long 305396 7.808
CFD Long 5359 7.8152
CFD Long 10620 7.824
CFD Long 44366 7.8319
CFD Short 49907 7.8026
CFD Short 129293 7.8116
CFD Short 400 7.8119
CFD Short 2218 7.9057
(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 28 July 2009
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 1,000,000 720.0000 EURO 18/09/2009
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