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 28 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 107,678,025 3.67% 845,052 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,879,380 0.06% 279,526 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,557,405 3.77% 1,124,578 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 48,434 7.5559
Purchase 4,726 7.3520
Purchase 5,262 7.3520
Purchase 3,573 7.3530
Purchase 135 7.3520
Purchase 1,024,678 7.3499
Purchase 29,824 7.3520
Purchase 36,591 7.5890
Purchase 40,000 7.4800
Purchase 2,697 7.5210
Purchase 15,000 7.9150
Purchase 1,228 7.3520
Purchase 183,904 7.7540
Purchase 171,853 7.7620
Purchase 44,768 7.5192
Purchase 171,853 7.7620
Purchase 80,000 7.4337
Purchase 2,251 7.3571
Purchase 113,328 7.4346
Purchase 85,927 7.4250
Sale 2,789 7.4242
Sale 3,573 7.3520
Sale 2,251 7.3897
Sale 3,573 7.3530
Sale 800 7.3802
Sale 600 7.8640
Sale 3,439 7.4242
Sale 3,590 7.3499
Sale 4,592 7.4242
Sale 5,436 7.4242
Sale 6,081 7.7978
Sale 12,556 7.5027
Sale 36,614 7.5764
Sale 47,020 7.3499
Sale 108,361 7.4222
Sale 116,006 7.3815
Sale 168,950 7.3499
Sale 233,341 7.4364
Sale 805,118 7.3499
Sale 8,019 7.3613
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 15910 7.352
CFD Long 8019 7.3612
CFD Long 800 7.3802
CFD Long 116006 7.3814
CFD Long 2251 7.3897
CFD Long 108361 7.4222
CFD Long 233341 7.4363
CFD Short 2251 7.357
CFD Short 113328 7.4346
CFD Short 44768 7.5192
CFD Short 908 7.7147
CFD Short 14987 7.8313
(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 Option Purchasing 57413 3.5698 European 18/09/2009 -2.974
Call Option Selling 57413 3.5698 European 18/09/2009 -2.974
Put Option Purchasing 57413 3.5698 European 18/09/2009 -0.039
Put Option Selling 57413 3.5698 European 18/09/2009 -0.039
(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 29 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