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 04 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 107,619,838 3.67% 982,939 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,714,765 0.06% 406,393 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,334,603 3.76% 1,389,332 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 1,304 8.3814
Purchase 795 8.4155
Purchase 821 8.3980
Purchase 1,126 8.4155
Purchase 1,100 8.5485
Purchase 3,177 8.4700
Purchase 4,454 8.4700
Purchase 3,800 8.3500
Purchase 153,978 8.6490
Purchase 1,750 8.4013
Purchase 1,595 8.4155
Purchase 5,730 8.4155
Purchase 99 8.3061
Purchase 10,573 8.6775
Purchase 3,111 8.3980
Purchase 143,188 8.3841
Purchase 29,311 8.4700
Purchase 46,894 8.3868
Purchase 3,177 8.4700
Purchase 3,498 8.3215
Purchase 3,498 8.3215
Purchase 50,000 8.4700
Purchase 47,000 8.4705
Purchase 36,209 8.4323
Purchase 1,456 8.4700
Sale 2,300 8.5194
Sale 2,299 8.4359
Sale 2,286 8.2973
Sale 549 8.4700
Sale 1,350 8.9237
Sale 153,978 8.6490
Sale 142,188 8.3775
Sale 101,500 8.6640
Sale 81,342 8.4291
Sale 53,864 8.4874
Sale 213,050 8.5464
Sale 11,471 8.4382
Sale 33,332 8.4291
Sale 31,452 8.4382
Sale 30,000 8.6200
Sale 29,664 8.4291
Sale 29,644 8.3823
Sale 29,311 8.4700
Sale 21,706 8.3937
Sale 21,148 8.4623
Sale 19,376 8.8319
Sale 19,010 8.4200
Sale 3,932 8.3980
Sale 12,147 8.3823
Sale 3,502 8.2973
Sale 11,359 8.2973
Sale 10,811 8.3823
Sale 10,666 8.4700
Sale 9,551 8.6873
Sale 7,790 8.4200
Sale 6,933 8.4200
Sale 6,522 8.4623
Sale 4,846 8.8635
Sale 40,600 8.3387
Sale 4,255 8.4623
Sale 12,888 8.4382
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 142188 8.3775
CFD Long 2299 8.4359
CFD Long 53864 8.4874
CFD Long 2300 8.5194
CFD Long 213050 8.5464
CFD Long 9551 8.6873
CFD Long 1350 8.9236
CFD Short 99 8.306
CFD Short 1304 8.3814
CFD Short 143188 8.384
CFD Short 46894 8.3868
CFD Short 1750 8.4012
CFD Short 15247 8.47
CFD Short 47000 8.4705
CFD Short 15571 8.5082
CFD Short 1100 8.5484
CFD Short 10573 8.6775
CFD Short 2041 8.6938
(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 05 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.