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 17 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 107,621,360 3.67% 824,533 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,684,090 0.06% 892,498 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 4,554,000 0.16%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,305,450 3.76% 6,271,031 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 5,516 7.4200
Purchase 565 7.5183
Purchase 1,258 7.8500
Purchase 1,950 7.6900
Purchase 2,007 7.7300
Purchase 2,900 8.1156
Purchase 2,900 7.9150
Purchase 2,900 7.9200
Purchase 380 7.4169
Purchase 5,096 7.4200
Purchase 94,969 7.4868
Purchase 7,644 7.4200
Purchase 8,519 7.4200
Purchase 73,121 7.4619
Purchase 18,841 7.4200
Purchase 19,496 7.4381
Purchase 20,000 7.3900
Purchase 94,515 7.4193
Purchase 30,000 7.4700
Purchase 55,451 7.5804
Purchase 75,920 7.5490
Purchase 4,308 7.5053
Sale 816 7.4200
Sale 1,040 7.4300
Sale 1,180 7.5139
Sale 1,400 7.5250
Sale 1,600 7.5250
Sale 1,652 7.4322
Sale 74,958 7.4102
Sale 12,444 7.4205
Sale 2,236 7.4839
Sale 65,670 7.4518
Sale 31,055 7.5413
Sale 20,000 8.0600
Sale 1,950 7.6150
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
17/08/2009 Purchase 2,900 8.1156
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 74958 7.4102
CFD Long 1652 7.4321
CFD Long 17807 7.4342
CFD Long 11281 7.4374
CFD Long 65670 7.4517
CFD Long 5238 7.459
CFD Long 2236 7.4838
CFD Long 8844 7.4878
CFD Long 1180 7.5138
CFD Long 31055 7.5413
CFD Long 11012 7.6301
CFD Short 380 7.4169
CFD Short 94515 7.4192
CFD Short 73121 7.4618
CFD Short 3564 7.4845
CFD Short 4308 7.5052
CFD Short 565 7.5183
CFD Short 75920 7.5489
CFD Short 55451 7.5803
CFD Short 15001 8.2028
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
13/08/2009 Short 15,001 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 18 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