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 31 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 107,899,126 3.68% 888,815 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,795,428 0.06% 514,174 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,694,554 3.77% 1,402,989 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 2,104 8.0820
Purchase 18,137 8.0820
Purchase 5,244 8.0820
Purchase 1,494 8.0820
Purchase 16,457 8.0820
Purchase 1,930 7.7656
Purchase 12,638 8.0820
Purchase 7,570 8.0820
Purchase 9,330 8.0820
Purchase 21,743 7.2980
Purchase 2,399 8.0820
Purchase 7,917 8.0820
Purchase 2,500 8.0648
Purchase 2,907 8.0820
Purchase 100 7.7622
Purchase 7,240 8.0820
Purchase 5,735 8.0820
Purchase 10,670 8.0820
Purchase 65,004 7.8801
Purchase 426,479 7.2980
Purchase 127 8.0820
Purchase 192,935 7.7110
Purchase 127 8.0820
Purchase 133,157 7.9383
Purchase 728 8.0820
Purchase 1,025 8.0820
Purchase 743 8.0820
Purchase 33,616 7.9402
Purchase 539 7.8341
Purchase 813 8.1062
Purchase 40,005 8.0557
Purchase 41,504 8.0820
Purchase 47,000 7.9070
Sale 1,297 8.0820
Sale 363 7.8864
Sale 743 8.0820
Sale 2,104 8.0820
Sale 1,930 7.7110
Sale 1,280 7.8320
Sale 2,977 7.8460
Sale 3,203 8.0820
Sale 3,382 8.0820
Sale 1,106 8.0820
Sale 4,683 8.1388
Sale 250 7.8482
Sale 16,457 8.0820
Sale 339,211 7.8561
Sale 192,935 7.7110
Sale 153,129 8.0820
Sale 128,091 7.9332
Sale 79,110 8.0324
Sale 77,000 8.0820
Sale 52,777 7.8891
Sale 52,174 8.0820
Sale 30,775 8.0820
Sale 29,882 8.0820
Sale 28,695 7.9392
Sale 7,520 7.9232
Sale 18,685 7.7696
Sale 5,244 8.0820
Sale 15,502 7.9252
Sale 12,082 7.8864
Sale 11,729 8.0820
Sale 9,057 7.8864
Sale 8,711 7.8668
Sale 426,479 7.2980
Sale 7,742 8.0820
Sale 7,067 8.0404
Sale 6,651 7.8864
Sale 6,332 8.0820
Sale 5,735 8.0820
Sale 21,743 7.2980
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 339211 7.8561
CFD Long 17330 7.8617
CFD Long 14232 7.8648
CFD Long 8711 7.8667
CFD Long 128091 7.9331
CFD Long 79110 8.0323
CFD Long 7067 8.0404
CFD Long 3743 8.0845
CFD Long 4683 8.1387
CFD Short 100 7.7622
CFD Short 18501 7.8988
CFD Short 133157 7.9383
CFD Short 1076 7.9966
CFD Short 40005 8.0556
CFD Short 2500 8.0648
CFD Short 813 8.1062
(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 03 August 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