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 11 February 2008
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 27,381,692 2.80% 1,192,024 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 78,154 0.01% 321,678 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 712,175 0.07% 552,050 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,172,021 2.88% 2,065,752 0.21%
(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 197 38.0572
Purchase 125 38.4500
Purchase 36,416 38.3274
Purchase 230 38.4500
Purchase 229 38.5200
Purchase 100 38.4500
Purchase 100 38.4500
Purchase 37,000 38.1036
Purchase 90 38.4500
Purchase 1,143 38.8727
Purchase 75 38.4500
Purchase 125 38.4500
Purchase 125 38.7400
Purchase 325 38.4500
Purchase 75 38.4500
Purchase 160 38.4500
Purchase 253 38.7400
Purchase 1,036 38.0500
Purchase 125 38.4500
Purchase 100 38.4500
Purchase 125 38.4500
Purchase 125 38.4500
Purchase 75 38.4500
Purchase 225 38.4500
Purchase 330 38.8727
Purchase 225 38.4500
Purchase 100 38.4500
Purchase 90 38.4500
Purchase 44,782 38.2062
Purchase 17,111 38.3162
Purchase 75 38.4500
Purchase 250 38.4500
Purchase 90 38.4500
Purchase 5,300 38.3916
Purchase 80 38.4500
Purchase 11,589 38.3935
Purchase 75 38.4500
Sale 110,000 38.3500
Sale 28,000 38.2315
Sale 23,095 37.9554
Sale 802 38.5027
Sale 142 37.8523
Sale 52,915 38.2547
Sale 2,800 38.0533
Sale 682 37.8217
Sale 6,498 38.0500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 197 38.0572
CFD Short 44782 38.2062
CFD Short 1765 38.266
CFD Short 17111 38.3161
CFD Short 36416 38.3274
CFD Short 5300 38.3916
CFD Short 9824 38.4164
CFD Long 682 37.8217
CFD Long 23095 37.9553
CFD Long 2800 38.0533
CFD Long 52915 38.2547
CFD Long 37932 38.3162
CFD Long 14824 38.423
(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)
PUT Selling 250 38 EURO 20/03/2008 .23
(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 12 February 2008
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 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -140,000 34.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -50,000 37.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -360,000 36.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 3,600.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 360,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 375 4,800.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 400 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 47.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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