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 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 108,168,018 3.69% 894,357 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,641,090 0.06% 889,786 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,809,108 3.78% 1,784,143 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 300 8.4477
Purchase 5,000 8.5528
Purchase 20,000 8.5000
Purchase 20,000 8.5513
Purchase 18,600 8.5555
Purchase 17,419 8.5159
Purchase 1,018 8.4713
Purchase 2,477 8.4464
Purchase 26,000 8.3100
Purchase 2,614 8.3100
Purchase 125,387 8.5827
Purchase 7,570 8.3100
Purchase 791 8.3100
Purchase 6,588 8.5856
Purchase 4,242 8.4313
Purchase 174 8.4400
Purchase 59,129 8.4765
Purchase 276,348 8.3392
Purchase 151,507 8.3100
Purchase 1,340 8.4509
Purchase 1,336 8.4776
Purchase 136,264 8.4812
Purchase 20,000 8.5499
Purchase 81,551 8.4494
Purchase 16,892 8.6971
Purchase 53,010 8.5000
Purchase 47,536 8.3100
Purchase 42,318 8.3726
Purchase 1,894 8.8050
Purchase 1,700 8.3101
Sale 1,771 8.6288
Sale 1,813 8.3538
Sale 1,825 8.6557
Sale 127,929 8.5773
Sale 4,810 8.3100
Sale 5,000 8.7048
Sale 5,032 8.4925
Sale 6,390 8.3687
Sale 7,755 8.3100
Sale 13,096 8.5116
Sale 17,419 8.5159
Sale 20,956 8.5542
Sale 28,490 8.4396
Sale 35,909 8.5116
Sale 47,536 8.3100
Sale 57,058 8.5002
Sale 114,740 8.6788
Sale 14,714 8.5116
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1813 8.3537
CFD Long 6390 8.3687
CFD Long 28490 8.4396
CFD Long 2477 8.4464
CFD Long 57058 8.5001
CFD Long 127929 8.5772
CFD Long 1825 8.6556
CFD Long 114740 8.6788
CFD Long 5000 8.7048
CFD Short 20854 8.31
CFD Short 276348 8.3391
CFD Short 12653 8.3544
CFD Short 101318 8.3698
CFD Short 22738 8.3705
CFD Short 7787 8.3744
CFD Short 55727 8.3798
CFD Short 300 8.4476
CFD Short 1340 8.4509
CFD Short 1018 8.4712
CFD Short 59129 8.4764
CFD Short 136264 8.4812
CFD Short 71736 8.5102
CFD Short 3297 8.5208
CFD Short 5000 8.5528
CFD Short 125387 8.5826
CFD Short 1894 8.805
(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 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.