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 14 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 27,904,230 2.85% 1,174,355 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 69,992 0.01% 540,568 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 712,175 0.07% 552,050 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,686,397 2.93% 2,266,973 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 7,200 38.7763
Purchase 10,101 38.6242
Purchase 4,347 38.6242
Purchase 14,014 38.7325
Purchase 53,967 38.7056
Purchase 71,592 38.5797
Purchase 4,162 38.7325
Purchase 3,462 37.3626
Purchase 8,621 38.5200
Purchase 2,056 38.6242
Purchase 7,451 38.6242
Purchase 1,920 38.6242
Purchase 1,752 37.2489
Purchase 3,586 38.6242
Purchase 100 38.7485
Purchase 7,821 37.3626
Purchase 1,345 38.6242
Purchase 249 38.5200
Purchase 3,078 38.5200
Purchase 263 38.2200
Purchase 6,115 38.7325
Purchase 2,337 37.3626
Purchase 6,912 38.3222
Purchase 13,862 38.1333
Purchase 249 38.5200
Purchase 490 38.2200
Purchase 3,646 38.6242
Purchase 2,269 38.6242
Purchase 159 37.6595
Purchase 9,878 38.5200
Purchase 2,602 38.5200
Sale 900 38.7103
Sale 1,126 38.5200
Sale 300 38.1137
Sale 196 38.5127
Sale 6,057 38.5976
Sale 8,970 38.3437
Sale 2,705 37.4269
Sale 1,000 37.8000
Sale 18,334 38.5956
Sale 53,196 38.6050
Sale 83 38.9800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 6800 37.8251
CFD Short 6912 38.3222
CFD Short 7062 38.43
CFD Short 71592 38.5796
CFD Short 53967 38.7056
CFD Short 7200 38.7762
CFD Long 1000 37.8
CFD Long 300 38.1137
CFD Long 8970 38.3437
CFD Long 6501 38.4935
CFD Long 196 38.5127
CFD Long 6057 38.5975
CFD Long 53196 38.6049
CFD Long 11833 38.6516
CFD Long 900 38.7103
(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 15 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