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 13 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 107,620,034 3.67% 953,162 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,717,711 0.06% 1,012,239 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,337,745 3.76% 1,965,401 0.07%
(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 3,261 8.1000
Purchase 15,542 8.1858
Purchase 15,529 8.0492
Purchase 15,001 8.2029
Purchase 10,809 7.9420
Purchase 6,981 7.9812
Purchase 6,700 8.0537
Purchase 20,000 8.2150
Purchase 3,447 8.0200
Purchase 15,284 7.6450
Purchase 2,085 7.9582
Purchase 1,835 8.0150
Purchase 1,614 8.1811
Purchase 1,357 8.1000
Purchase 900 8.0813
Purchase 728 8.1000
Purchase 5,701 8.1000
Purchase 21,307 8.0288
Purchase 209,550 8.0793
Purchase 100,000 8.1805
Purchase 20,000 7.9115
Purchase 36,161 8.1127
Purchase 61,324 7.9582
Purchase 51,805 7.9083
Sale 1,497 7.9700
Sale 63,912 8.0366
Sale 2,085 7.7986
Sale 1,854 8.0388
Sale 75,000 8.1117
Sale 79,186 8.0420
Sale 56,349 8.0190
Sale 100,000 8.0189
Sale 732 8.0520
Sale 1,823 7.9134
Sale 15,001 8.0322
Sale 5,701 8.1000
Sale 5,701 8.1000
Sale 5,875 8.1000
Sale 51,457 7.9694
Sale 8,013 8.0442
Sale 48,575 8.1356
Sale 333 8.1061
Sale 219,964 8.0862
Sale 15,284 7.6450
Sale 25,000 7.9600
Sale 23,902 7.7728
Sale 58,009 8.0517
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1823 7.9134
CFD Long 51457 7.9694
CFD Long 100000 8.0189
CFD Long 23648 8.0206
CFD Long 15001 8.0321
CFD Long 1854 8.0387
CFD Long 58009 8.0517
CFD Long 902 8.0725
CFD Long 13025 8.0804
CFD Long 219964 8.0862
CFD Long 48575 8.1356
CFD Short 10809 7.942
CFD Short 21307 8.0288
CFD Short 6700 8.0536
CFD Short 209550 8.0793
CFD Short 900 8.0813
CFD Short 36161 8.1126
CFD Short 100000 8.1804
CFD Short 1614 8.181
CFD Short 15001 8.2028
(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 14 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