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 06 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 107,412,765 3.66% 900,765 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,743,200 0.06% 947,539 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,155,965 3.76% 1,848,304 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 4,594 8.4403
Purchase 30,831 8.3727
Purchase 31,923 8.4963
Purchase 4,814 8.3811
Purchase 55,914 8.3294
Purchase 102,500 8.3217
Purchase 18,474 8.3204
Purchase 4,158 8.4717
Purchase 41,815 8.3300
Purchase 156,891 8.2191
Purchase 186,391 8.6550
Purchase 3,893 8.2964
Purchase 1,357 8.2000
Purchase 900 8.5164
Purchase 8,542 8.2000
Purchase 728 8.2000
Purchase 3,539 8.3543
Purchase 3,161 8.2300
Purchase 7,498 8.2000
Purchase 201,509 8.4180
Sale 5,569 8.3754
Sale 8,676 8.2000
Sale 8,424 8.3484
Sale 15,083 8.5446
Sale 600 8.4811
Sale 8,535 8.3754
Sale 2,000 8.5815
Sale 1,000 8.5286
Sale 15,524 8.4283
Sale 425 8.4811
Sale 16,627 8.4761
Sale 20,000 8.2978
Sale 27,676 8.3754
Sale 31,892 8.3940
Sale 1,100 8.5328
Sale 34,426 8.3360
Sale 78,401 8.4886
Sale 93,474 8.5013
Sale 122,929 8.4075
Sale 4,787 8.4283
Sale 192,955 8.4122
Sale 3,124 8.4283
Sale 3,539 8.3543
Sale 1,000 8.4937
Sale 32,562 8.4799
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 20000 8.2978
CFD Long 122929 8.4074
CFD Long 192955 8.4122
CFD Long 78401 8.4885
CFD Long 1312 8.4887
CFD Long 1000 8.4937
CFD Long 2196 8.4982
CFD Long 93474 8.5013
CFD Long 2743 8.5015
CFD Long 2743 8.5073
CFD Long 1000 8.5286
CFD Long 1100 8.5328
CFD Long 15083 8.5445
CFD Short 16088 8.2
CFD Short 156891 8.219
CFD Short 3893 8.2963
CFD Short 18474 8.3204
CFD Short 41815 8.3299
CFD Short 1884 8.3736
CFD Short 201509 8.4179
CFD Short 4594 8.4402
CFD Short 8794 8.4523
CFD Short 15183 8.4722
CFD Short 31923 8.4962
CFD Short 900 8.5164
(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 07 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.