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 10 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 107,302,868 3.66% 843,140 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,710,644 0.06% 839,162 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,013,512 3.75% 1,682,302 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 14,445 7.9262
Purchase 500 7.9663
Purchase 524 8.1150
Purchase 593 7.8600
Purchase 900 7.8600
Purchase 900 7.8600
Purchase 1,200 7.8043
Purchase 1,476 8.0700
Purchase 2,700 7.9031
Purchase 6,162 7.8588
Purchase 7,442 7.8675
Purchase 13,423 7.9122
Purchase 16,833 7.9087
Purchase 22,729 7.8513
Purchase 127,612 8.1150
Purchase 27,000 7.8600
Purchase 87,134 7.9209
Purchase 27,188 7.8833
Purchase 30,000 7.9500
Purchase 21,833 7.8657
Purchase 72,659 7.8744
Sale 4,733 8.1150
Sale 147,866 7.9046
Sale 127,612 8.1150
Sale 85,625 7.9349
Sale 1,000 7.8837
Sale 71,889 7.8663
Sale 35,266 7.8889
Sale 15,441 7.8799
Sale 4,262 7.8664
Sale 10,000 7.8572
Sale 450 7.7911
Sale 215,913 7.8737
Sale 17,333 7.9234
Sale 20,000 7.7848
Sale 3,167 7.9000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10000 7.8572
CFD Long 71889 7.8662
CFD Long 215913 7.8736
CFD Long 1000 7.8837
CFD Long 147866 7.9046
CFD Short 1200 7.8042
CFD Short 21833 7.8657
CFD Short 72659 7.8743
CFD Short 2176 7.8778
CFD Short 2700 7.903
CFD Short 13423 7.9122
CFD Short 87134 7.9209
CFD Short 4252 7.9437
CFD Short 500 7.9663
(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 11 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