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 05 February 2008
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 27,400,640 2.80% 1,098,682 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 118,530 0.01% 275,850 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 712,175 0.07% 551,800 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,231,345 2.89% 1,926,332 0.20%
(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 5,682 38.0881
Purchase 27,049 38.1685
Purchase 9,236 38.2127
Purchase 9,342 38.5012
Purchase 70,093 38.0881
Purchase 8,602 38.5262
Purchase 6,882 38.0882
Purchase 50 37.6200
Purchase 322 38.1695
Purchase 1,425 38.0872
Purchase 3,742 38.0875
Purchase 1,724 37.9000
Purchase 2,160 38.0873
Purchase 276 38.5262
Purchase 7,410 38.5262
Purchase 27,906 38.5262
Purchase 1,908 38.5262
Purchase 12,283 38.0881
Purchase 376 38.5262
Purchase 2,330 37.9000
Purchase 249 37.9000
Purchase 118,266 38.5087
Purchase 2,584 38.0872
Purchase 2,588 38.0872
Purchase 28,090 38.0881
Purchase 4,795 38.0876
Purchase 2,939 38.0875
Purchase 7,382 37.6200
Purchase 1,137 38.0873
Purchase 35,000 37.9000
Sale 3,050 38.4600
Sale 12,768 37.9084
Sale 5,501 37.6847
Sale 7,332 37.9000
Sale 50 37.6200
Sale 47,448 37.9675
Sale 30,627 38.5298
Sale 7,382 37.6200
Sale 1,000 38.5327
Sale 3,604 38.5298
Sale 30,061 38.0962
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2658 37.7519
CFD Short 27049 38.1684
CFD Short 6578 38.3989
CFD Short 9342 38.5011
CFD Short 118266 38.5086
CFD Long 5501 37.6846
CFD Long 3602 37.8992
CFD Long 9166 37.9119
CFD Long 47448 37.9674
CFD Long 1156 38.0256
CFD Long 30061 38.0962
CFD Long 276 38.2745
CFD Long 1000 38.5327
(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 06 February 2008
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 250 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -140,000 34.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -50,000 37.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -360,000 36.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 3,600.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 360,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 375 4,800.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 400 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 47.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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