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 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 106,890,825 3.64% 682,665 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,650,000 0.06% 896,223 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 109,540,825 3.73% 1,578,888 0.05%
(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 5,701 7.4350
Purchase 23,954 7.4350
Purchase 10,846 7.9192
Purchase 211 7.7400
Purchase 10,000 7.7800
Purchase 10,000 7.7800
Purchase 10,000 7.7800
Purchase 29,403 7.5864
Purchase 5,701 7.4350
Purchase 12,000 7.8482
Purchase 5,356 7.4350
Purchase 2,786 7.4350
Purchase 2,576 7.7500
Purchase 2,503 7.9412
Purchase 1,500 7.8033
Purchase 400 7.4334
Purchase 7,240 7.5268
Purchase 64,834 7.8003
Purchase 402,469 7.4350
Purchase 128,515 7.4952
Purchase 108,000 7.4461
Purchase 84,745 7.7243
Purchase 52,559 7.7195
Purchase 36,364 7.6568
Purchase 43,475 7.5475
Sale 5,356 7.4350
Sale 33,413 7.7079
Sale 1,500 7.5070
Sale 338,171 7.7925
Sale 2,503 7.9338
Sale 135,640 7.7716
Sale 2,523 7.5062
Sale 128,851 7.4550
Sale 20,000 7.7766
Sale 5,701 7.4350
Sale 17,927 7.4959
Sale 16,982 7.9050
Sale 402,469 7.4350
Sale 31,950 7.6017
Sale 57,168 7.4350
Sale 7,442 7.7298
Sale 8,663 7.4350
Sale 47,245 7.4667
Sale 45,928 7.5730
Sale 3,274 7.8101
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2523 7.5061
CFD Long 1500 7.507
CFD Long 45928 7.573
CFD Long 135640 7.7716
CFD Long 3274 7.81
CFD Long 2503 7.9338
CFD Short 400 7.4334
CFD Short 128515 7.4951
CFD Short 43475 7.5474
CFD Short 52559 7.7195
CFD Short 211 7.74
CFD Short 64834 7.8003
CFD Short 1500 7.8033
CFD Short 10846 7.9191
CFD Short 4230 7.9287
CFD Short 2503 7.9411
(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 12 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