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 12 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 27,739,531 2.84% 1,178,106 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 78,636 0.01% 529,583 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 712,175 0.07% 552,050 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,530,342 2.92% 2,259,739 0.23%
(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 4,030 37.0600
Purchase 800 37.6954
Purchase 105 38.0860
Purchase 4,084 38.1900
Purchase 716 37.4943
Purchase 440 37.5110
Purchase 105 37.9231
Purchase 1,066 37.5110
Purchase 235,884 37.6113
Purchase 1,337 37.5110
Purchase 2,900 37.5110
Purchase 20,000 37.7675
Purchase 2,804 38.1900
Purchase 611 37.5110
Purchase 693 37.2973
Purchase 335 37.2973
Purchase 19,627 37.6165
Purchase 85 37.7831
Purchase 6,451 37.5110
Purchase 130 37.8277
Purchase 1,709 37.2973
Purchase 708 37.5110
Purchase 651 37.5110
Purchase 13,569 37.0600
Purchase 15,358 37.5157
Purchase 105 37.9368
Purchase 135 37.7468
Purchase 8,948 38.0533
Purchase 2,673 38.0533
Purchase 48,275 37.5051
Purchase 5,919 37.0600
Purchase 8,337 37.2973
Purchase 60 38.1973
Purchase 565 38.1900
Purchase 337 37.5110
Purchase 90 37.7464
Purchase 105 37.8364
Purchase 135 37.7968
Purchase 869 37.5110
Purchase 80 37.9668
Purchase 16,119 37.5110
Purchase 3,962 38.0533
Purchase 3,236 37.5110
Purchase 78 38.0000
Purchase 120 37.7584
Purchase 625 37.5110
Purchase 331 37.2973
Purchase 297 37.2973
Purchase 215 37.6808
Sale 6,498 38.1900
Sale 4,312 37.5884
Sale 2,030 37.7000
Sale 7,000 38.1900
Sale 40,858 37.5166
Sale 1,840 37.3586
Sale 15,437 37.5470
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2601 37.4573
CFD Short 48275 37.5051
CFD Short 12757 37.5276
CFD Short 235884 37.6113
CFD Short 19627 37.6165
CFD Short 60 38.1973
CFD Long 955 37.0645
CFD Long 40858 37.5166
CFD Long 380 37.5729
CFD Long 2030 37.7
CFD Long 3357 37.7373
CFD Long 1020 37.7462
CFD Long 63181 37.7701
(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 13 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