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 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 107,743,577 3.67% 843,508 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,779,700 0.06% 904,472 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,523,277 3.77% 1,747,980 0.06%
(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 49,988 7.7165
Purchase 2,300 7.6357
Purchase 46,738 7.6727
Purchase 2,310 7.7032
Purchase 113,834 7.6808
Purchase 179,068 7.6899
Purchase 80,507 7.6747
Purchase 34,750 7.6051
Purchase 23,804 7.7136
Purchase 1,757 7.5476
Purchase 1,444 7.7100
Purchase 1,800 7.7010
Purchase 5,993 7.7110
Purchase 6,922 7.7020
Sale 502 7.7110
Sale 1,233 7.7295
Sale 722 7.4300
Sale 4,535 7.4000
Sale 502 7.7110
Sale 90,973 7.6799
Sale 83,832 7.6705
Sale 1,200 7.4101
Sale 1,757 7.6626
Sale 3,776 7.4510
Sale 52,217 7.6748
Sale 6,922 7.7020
Sale 6,922 7.7110
Sale 8,080 7.7514
Sale 11,780 7.7904
Sale 35,725 7.4640
Sale 38,179 7.7119
Sale 40,000 7.6900
Sale 42,914 7.6526
Sale 49,078 7.7170
Sale 3,270 7.4509
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1200 7.4101
CFD Long 3270 7.4508
CFD Long 5510 7.4615
CFD Long 35725 7.464
CFD Long 23604 7.5693
CFD Long 15485 7.5931
CFD Long 1757 7.6625
CFD Long 83832 7.6704
CFD Long 49078 7.7169
CFD Long 8080 7.7513
CFD Long 11780 7.7904
CFD Short 1757 7.5476
CFD Short 34750 7.605
CFD Short 2300 7.6357
CFD Short 80507 7.6746
CFD Short 113834 7.6807
CFD Short 179068 7.6899
CFD Short 2310 7.7031
CFD Short 49988 7.7165
(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 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