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 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 107,677,369 3.67% 772,165 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,724,250 0.06% 1,117,644 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,401,619 3.76% 1,889,809 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 8,013 7.5337
Purchase 400,328 7.4435
Purchase 18,519 7.3936
Purchase 240 7.1711
Purchase 14,996 7.6450
Purchase 13,187 7.5067
Purchase 25,000 7.8074
Purchase 8,400 7.2823
Purchase 25,000 7.4800
Purchase 6,647 7.2249
Purchase 6,296 7.5010
Purchase 5,102 7.4410
Purchase 4,600 7.4244
Purchase 2,265 7.2374
Purchase 791 7.4800
Purchase 10,000 7.7784
Purchase 58,384 7.4075
Purchase 30,629 7.6226
Purchase 35,385 7.2358
Purchase 200,680 7.4350
Purchase 140,082 7.5369
Purchase 50,000 7.4046
Sale 250 7.3000
Sale 2,071 7.2200
Sale 2,265 7.4706
Sale 134,844 7.5415
Sale 99,750 7.5125
Sale 63,696 7.5561
Sale 24,739 7.4800
Sale 50,000 7.6366
Sale 29,850 7.6450
Sale 12,270 7.6821
Sale 45,000 7.6450
Sale 13,187 7.5067
Sale 44,500 7.2231
Sale 42,318 7.5041
Sale 54,328 7.3899
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2071 7.22
CFD Long 102085 7.2358
CFD Long 64630 7.4575
CFD Long 43958 7.4647
CFD Long 99750 7.5124
CFD Long 134844 7.5415
CFD Long 50000 7.6365
CFD Long 7364 7.6932
CFD Long 1841 7.7019
CFD Short 240 7.171
CFD Short 20607 7.2145
CFD Short 7228 7.2178
CFD Short 50000 7.4046
CFD Short 4600 7.4244
CFD Short 400328 7.4435
CFD Short 140082 7.5369
CFD Short 30629 7.6226
(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 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