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 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 108,321,165 3.69% 724,034 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,750,666 0.06% 650,245 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,071,831 3.79% 1,374,279 0.05%
(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 21,743 7.4500
Purchase 722 7.2980
Purchase 2,435 7.2757
Purchase 6,250 7.4311
Purchase 6,922 7.2980
Purchase 6,922 7.2920
Purchase 7,700 7.4448
Purchase 8,019 7.3806
Purchase 9,755 7.2910
Purchase 11,035 7.2465
Purchase 15,231 7.2435
Purchase 1,350,230 7.3486
Purchase 29,970 7.3679
Purchase 50,313 7.3693
Purchase 12,400 7.3953
Purchase 68,146 7.3115
Purchase 144,300 7.3520
Purchase 58,365 7.3520
Purchase 83,047 7.4229
Purchase 513,958 7.3933
Purchase 46,850 7.3769
Sale 2,435 7.2549
Sale 2,000 7.2729
Sale 3,977 7.3144
Sale 1,033,782 7.3486
Sale 4,176 7.3928
Sale 4,610 7.3486
Sale 216,950 7.3486
Sale 722 7.2980
Sale 3,721 7.3928
Sale 6,922 7.2920
Sale 82,253 7.4166
Sale 36,241 7.4431
Sale 78,000 7.3719
Sale 60,380 7.3486
Sale 135 7.1810
Sale 25,000 7.4006
Sale 25,284 7.3622
Sale 27,705 7.3760
Sale 33,228 7.4414
Sale 35,230 7.3486
Sale 7,404 7.3928
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3575 7.2018
CFD Long 2000 7.2728
CFD Long 3977 7.3143
CFD Long 9139 7.3392
CFD Long 18821 7.3591
CFD Long 27705 7.3759
CFD Long 24247 7.4119
CFD Long 31705 7.4128
CFD Long 82253 7.4166
CFD Short 11035 7.2464
CFD Short 68146 7.3114
CFD Short 8019 7.3805
CFD Short 513958 7.3932
CFD Short 12400 7.3953
CFD Short 83047 7.4229
CFD Short 6250 7.4311
(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 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