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 07 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 107,509,972 3.67% 772,940 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,654,230 0.06% 1,023,539 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,164,202 3.76% 1,796,479 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 3,050 8.2000
Purchase 10,000 7.8187
Purchase 259,294 7.9767
Purchase 8,800 7.9249
Purchase 7,376 8.1150
Purchase 7,376 8.2000
Purchase 6,429 8.1150
Purchase 6,429 8.2000
Purchase 10,006 8.1150
Purchase 3,793 8.1150
Purchase 9,822 7.9556
Purchase 3,050 8.1150
Purchase 3,049 8.1150
Purchase 2,750 7.7907
Purchase 2,060 8.0210
Purchase 1,200 7.9934
Purchase 958 8.1005
Purchase 500 8.1763
Purchase 471 8.1150
Purchase 4,879 8.1150
Purchase 80,556 8.1150
Purchase 19,499 7.9264
Purchase 54,356 7.9170
Purchase 33,807 8.1150
Purchase 89,421 8.0002
Purchase 19,566 7.8437
Purchase 20,102 7.8754
Purchase 20,205 7.9707
Purchase 62,000 7.8448
Purchase 51,000 8.1493
Purchase 75,000 7.8405
Sale 3,050 8.2000
Sale 2,893 7.9862
Sale 66,346 7.8420
Sale 1,600 7.8237
Sale 35,000 8.0702
Sale 96,622 8.0081
Sale 471 8.1150
Sale 164,573 7.9347
Sale 300 8.1188
Sale 2,060 7.8548
Sale 7,376 8.2000
Sale 16,755 7.8826
Sale 15,771 7.9834
Sale 13,729 8.0350
Sale 11,585 8.0136
Sale 10,397 7.9634
Sale 30,000 8.1399
Sale 3,793 8.1150
Sale 33,718 7.9634
Sale 3,148 7.8850
Sale 33,807 8.1150
Sale 6,785 7.9634
Sale 6,429 8.2000
Sale 34,356 7.9436
Sale 43,641 8.1150
Sale 7,467 8.1150
Sale 100 8.1590
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1600 7.8237
CFD Long 66346 7.8419
CFD Long 11522 7.9187
CFD Long 164573 7.9346
CFD Long 34356 7.9435
CFD Long 2893 7.9862
CFD Long 96622 8.008
CFD Long 11585 8.0135
CFD Long 300 8.1187
CFD Long 100 8.159
CFD Short 5492 7.8032
CFD Short 10000 7.8186
CFD Short 7362 7.8389
CFD Short 75000 7.8405
CFD Short 54356 7.9169
CFD Short 19499 7.9263
CFD Short 10539 7.9417
CFD Short 9822 7.9556
CFD Short 259294 7.9767
CFD Short 1200 7.9934
CFD Short 89421 8.0002
CFD Short 958 8.1004
CFD Short 4765 8.1206
CFD Short 6659 8.1328
CFD Short 500 8.1763
(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 10 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.
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