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 03 August 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 108,189,139 3.69% 933,262 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,734,788 0.06% 572,223 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,923,927 3.78% 1,505,485 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 23,136 8.5759
Purchase 7,110 8.7259
Purchase 4,500 8.1964
Purchase 720 8.5629
Purchase 1,000 8.1600
Purchase 279,392 8.0820
Purchase 13,570 8.1546
Purchase 3,785 8.6550
Purchase 15,502 8.5260
Purchase 15,943 8.3457
Purchase 11,355 8.6550
Purchase 30,000 8.3100
Purchase 62,513 8.5392
Purchase 68,000 8.3326
Purchase 2,465 8.3063
Purchase 400 Transfer
Purchase 109,755 8.6346
Purchase 121,989 8.3784
Sale 2,500 8.6498
Sale 2,477 8.6136
Sale 5,922 8.1700
Sale 3,451 8.3516
Sale 1,500 8.6860
Sale 4,326 8.6075
Sale 1,297 8.2905
Sale 3,200 8.7500
Sale 6,352 8.6550
Sale 6,607 8.6075
Sale 7,379 8.3582
Sale 13,069 8.6953
Sale 14,560 8.6550
Sale 15,915 8.3250
Sale 21,226 8.6075
Sale 50,834 8.6953
Sale 61,331 8.6826
Sale 70,114 8.5367
Sale 884 8.6550
Sale 108,000 8.6550
Sale 112,003 8.6365
Sale 12,622 8.3933
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7379 8.3581
CFD Long 12622 8.3933
CFD Long 112003 8.6365
CFD Long 2500 8.6497
CFD Long 61331 8.6826
CFD Long 1500 8.686
CFD Short 4500 8.1964
CFD Short 15943 8.3457
CFD Short 31858 8.3764
CFD Short 121989 8.3784
CFD Short 21704 8.5269
CFD Short 720 8.5629
CFD Short 2477 8.6136
CFD Short 109755 8.6345
CFD Short 1106 8.6478
(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 04 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
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.