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 20 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 107,439,002 3.66% 1,042,193 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,669,430 0.06% 725,464 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 4,554,000 0.16%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,108,432 3.75% 6,321,657 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 18,776 7.9404
Purchase 1,200 8.1260
Purchase 2,550 7.9512
Purchase 4,505 7.9171
Purchase 5,720 8.0709
Purchase 364 8.1000
Purchase 13,365 8.0261
Purchase 19,342 8.0162
Purchase 99,828 8.0654
Purchase 88,057 8.0714
Purchase 9,987 8.1000
Sale 5,963 7.9600
Sale 100,720 8.0590
Sale 1,292 8.1000
Sale 1,872 8.1000
Sale 1,872 8.1000
Sale 2,491 8.1000
Sale 2,500 7.9650
Sale 85,000 8.1000
Sale 26,662 7.7150
Sale 6,000 8.1810
Sale 61,324 8.0794
Sale 56,899 7.9587
Sale 126,001 8.1000
Sale 19,316 8.0422
Sale 31,077 8.1040
Sale 22,414 7.9249
Sale 25,000 8.0400
Sale 26,121 8.1185
Sale 4,595 8.0299
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 22414 7.9248
CFD Long 56899 7.9586
CFD Long 2500 7.965
CFD Long 4595 8.0299
CFD Long 100720 8.0589
CFD Long 26121 8.1185
CFD Short 2550 7.9511
CFD Short 145213 8.0519
CFD Short 99828 8.0653
CFD Short 5720 8.0708
CFD Short 88057 8.0714
CFD Short 1200 8.1259
(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 21 August 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 -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