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 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 107,391,630 3.66% 907,058 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,697,905 0.06% 808,159 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 4,554,000 0.16%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,089,535 3.75% 6,269,217 0.21%
(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 18,600 7.8293
Purchase 430 7.7700
Purchase 1,186 8.2652
Purchase 1,233 8.1066
Purchase 5,158 8.2004
Purchase 8,400 7.9709
Purchase 11,200 7.8029
Purchase 12,000 8.2600
Purchase 12,886 7.9587
Purchase 18,000 8.2950
Purchase 20,719 8.3323
Purchase 175,722 7.9903
Purchase 112,157 7.9337
Purchase 27,012 8.2109
Purchase 65,671 7.8500
Purchase 21,492 8.0129
Sale 11,992 7.8500
Sale 175,820 7.9856
Sale 1,233 7.9913
Sale 2,074 8.2843
Sale 2,473 8.1044
Sale 6,059 7.9579
Sale 16,005 7.8500
Sale 30,314 7.8500
Sale 30,000 8.2200
Sale 125 7.8500
Sale 24,142 8.0902
Sale 271,706 8.2042
Sale 19,040 8.2322
Sale 20,579 8.2765
Sale 22,806 7.8468
Sale 59,798 8.0563
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 22806 7.8468
CFD Long 6059 7.9578
CFD Long 175820 7.9855
CFD Long 2473 8.1043
CFD Long 271706 8.2041
CFD Long 19040 8.2322
CFD Long 63245 8.3323
CFD Short 18600 7.8292
CFD Short 598 7.8427
CFD Short 112157 7.9337
CFD Short 8400 7.9709
CFD Short 175722 7.9902
CFD Short 5158 8.2003
CFD Short 7672 8.2878
CFD Short 48568 8.3468
(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 17 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 -4,554,000 6.7371 EURO 13/08/2010
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