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 21 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 107,514,568 3.67% 1,058,208 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,628,433 0.06% 740,573 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 4,554,000 0.16%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,143,001 3.76% 6,352,781 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 53,970 8.3368
Purchase 1,880 7.9850
Purchase 125 8.3450
Purchase 17,609 8.1958
Purchase 6,736 8.3450
Purchase 1,511 8.4600
Purchase 3,143 8.3450
Purchase 9,313 8.2426
Purchase 1,366 8.3450
Purchase 34,146 8.3007
Purchase 900 8.1818
Purchase 4,000 8.1000
Purchase 79,781 8.3665
Purchase 83,406 8.1000
Purchase 83,406 8.3450
Purchase 430 8.1850
Purchase 96,143 8.3231
Purchase 109,415 8.2087
Purchase 1,366 8.1000
Sale 2,095 8.3450
Sale 3,143 8.3450
Sale 2,074 8.3450
Sale 1,880 8.1851
Sale 1,511 8.2650
Sale 1,366 8.1000
Sale 900 8.0338
Sale 1,500 8.4432
Sale 4,000 8.1000
Sale 11,000 8.1300
Sale 599 8.3550
Sale 12,519 8.2670
Sale 15,001 8.2514
Sale 20,808 8.4555
Sale 31,176 8.2879
Sale 45,481 8.4012
Sale 47,245 8.2762
Sale 50,000 8.3450
Sale 53,939 8.1908
Sale 63,416 8.1035
Sale 69,300 8.1666
Sale 83,406 8.1000
Sale 6,736 8.3450
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 900 8.0338
CFD Long 7838 8.0426
CFD Long 63416 8.1034
CFD Long 69300 8.1665
CFD Long 2094 8.205
CFD Long 490 8.2425
CFD Long 31176 8.2879
CFD Long 45481 8.4012
CFD Long 1500 8.4432
CFD Long 20808 8.4555
CFD Short 900 8.1817
CFD Short 9313 8.2425
CFD Short 24856 8.2911
CFD Short 34146 8.3006
CFD Short 96143 8.323
CFD Short 53970 8.3367
CFD Short 79781 8.3665
(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 24 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