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 18 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 107,762,208 3.67% 899,036 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,866,432 0.06% 900,330 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 4,554,000 0.16%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,628,640 3.77% 6,353,366 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 5,516 7.6000
Purchase 18,000 8.2159
Purchase 13,245 7.5459
Purchase 11,550 7.4200
Purchase 125 7.5350
Purchase 10,000 8.1700
Purchase 10,000 7.9000
Purchase 10,000 8.3521
Purchase 25,000 7.5000
Purchase 8,627 7.6748
Purchase 12,751 7.5033
Purchase 5,516 7.4300
Purchase 4,717 7.5800
Purchase 4,359 7.4050
Purchase 4,072 7.5800
Purchase 2,652 7.6562
Purchase 1,627 7.7052
Purchase 1,357 7.5800
Purchase 1,092 7.5800
Purchase 10,000 7.8998
Purchase 35,010 7.6311
Purchase 26,662 7.8500
Purchase 53,539 7.5800
Purchase 70,553 7.4982
Purchase 42,391 7.4800
Purchase 85,949 7.7640
Purchase 62,452 7.4482
Purchase 107,713 7.6172
Purchase 200,680 7.8422
Purchase 35,927 7.5779
Sale 1,900 7.6450
Sale 2,600 7.6710
Sale 1,600 7.5710
Sale 62,452 7.5405
Sale 3,823 7.6092
Sale 113,960 7.6119
Sale 1,352 7.7267
Sale 4,072 7.5800
Sale 250 7.4750
Sale 70,418 7.5877
Sale 34,227 7.5351
Sale 26,662 7.8500
Sale 22,000 7.5800
Sale 28,926 7.7057
Sale 15,300 7.6430
Sale 30,968 7.6731
Sale 5,516 7.4300
Sale 200,680 7.8422
Sale 5,516 7.5800
Sale 10,653 7.7713
Sale 35,990 7.5163
Sale 50,000 7.7400
Sale 5,516 7.6000
Sale 56,015 7.6327
Sale 11,550 7.4200
Sale 12,791 7.5250
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 34227 7.535
CFD Long 62452 7.5404
CFD Long 1733 7.55
CFD Long 1925 7.58
CFD Long 3823 7.6092
CFD Long 113960 7.6118
CFD Long 108908 7.6311
CFD Long 56015 7.6326
CFD Long 54571 7.6641
CFD Long 2600 7.6709
CFD Long 30968 7.6731
CFD Long 28926 7.7057
CFD Long 14890 7.7329
CFD Long 24758 7.7411
CFD Short 62452 7.4482
CFD Short 70553 7.4982
CFD Short 35927 7.5779
CFD Short 107713 7.6172
CFD Short 2652 7.6561
CFD Short 85949 7.7639
(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 19 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