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 15 February 2008
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 28,037,139 2.87% 1,178,632 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 69,992 0.01% 433,038 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 712,175 0.07% 552,050 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,819,306 2.95% 2,163,720 0.22%
(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 33,120 38.2577
Purchase 4,013 38.8143
Purchase 315 38.3300
Purchase 74,717 38.2577
Purchase 2,887 84.2207 CHF
Purchase 12,794 38.2575
Purchase 3,204 38.2576
Purchase 187,734 38.2577
Purchase 5,956 38.2573
Purchase 5,537 38.3300
Purchase 3,957 38.3300
Purchase 38,097 38.2577
Purchase 7,201 38.2573
Purchase 261 38.8143
Purchase 15,520 38.2578
Purchase 10,266 38.2574
Purchase 42,958 38.2142
Purchase 2,804 38.3300
Purchase 2,375 38.2462
Purchase 7,785 38.2573
Purchase 5,884 84.2207 CHF
Purchase 520 38.8100
Purchase 1,699 38.7325
Purchase 10,110 38.2574
Purchase 4,071 38.2575
Purchase 4,277 38.1800
Purchase 1,000 38.5793
Purchase 8,222 38.2574
Purchase 3,077 38.3300
Purchase 3,404 38.2932
Sale 200 38.5436
Sale 4,967 38.3345
Sale 9,103 38.4732
Sale 844 38.4230
Sale 2,647 38.3345
Sale 25,264 38.3345
Sale 642 38.3300
Sale 67,676 38.3300
Sale 170 38.3227
Sale 14,322 38.4837
Sale 29,877 38.3345
Sale 75,268 38.2647
Sale 48,749 38.3345
Sale 4,277 38.1800
Sale 3,219 38.3345
Sale 5,537 38.3300
Sale 23,924 38.3300
Sale 45,936 38.2568
Sale 4,277 38.3300
Sale 3,957 38.3300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 898 38.144
CFD Short 42958 38.2141
CFD Short 2506 38.3467
CFD Short 1000 38.5793
CFD Long 45936 38.2567
CFD Long 75268 38.2646
CFD Long 2104 38.3011
CFD Long 170 38.3227
CFD Long 9103 38.4732
CFD Long 9893 38.499
CFD Long 12218 38.515
CFD Long 200 38.5436
(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 18 February 2008
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 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -140,000 34.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -50,000 37.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -360,000 36.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 3,600.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 360,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 375 4,800.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 400 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500 3,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 47.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 42.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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