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 24 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 107,382,600 3.66% 1,087,578 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,657,735 0.06% 638,560 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,040,335 3.75% 1,726,138 0.06%
(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 31,170 8.7060
Purchase 4,716 8.6238
Purchase 6,343 8.6386
Purchase 8,519 8.7050
Purchase 20,646 8.5687
Purchase 3,738 8.7004
Purchase 25,000 8.6455
Purchase 5,589 8.5912
Purchase 29,711 8.6661
Purchase 38,260 8.6334
Purchase 44,305 8.6307
Purchase 50,000 8.7463
Purchase 61,270 8.6962
Purchase 1,725 8.7748
Purchase 133,360 8.3450
Sale 14,000 8.7050
Sale 3,227 8.6100
Sale 3,519 8.6235
Sale 2,990 8.7050
Sale 3,780 6.7371
Sale 4,104 8.7795
Sale 4,716 8.6463
Sale 1,725 8.6700
Sale 1,235 8.6350
Sale 3,400 8.6232
Sale 6,273 8.6433
Sale 240 8.6764
Sale 10,260 8.7050
Sale 133,360 8.3450
Sale 20,646 8.5696
Sale 25,000 8.6455
Sale 31,170 8.6823
Sale 48,845 8.6356
Sale 58,189 8.7099
Sale 70,000 8.7050
Sale 71,570 8.6597
Sale 97,441 8.6095
Sale 10,000 8.6250
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 97441 8.6095
CFD Long 3400 8.6232
CFD Long 3519 8.6234
CFD Long 10000 8.625
CFD Long 48845 8.6356
CFD Long 4716 8.6462
CFD Long 11034 8.6786
CFD Long 31170 8.6822
CFD Long 19717 8.705
CFD Long 58189 8.7099
CFD Long 21981 8.7399
CFD Long 14270 8.7446
CFD Short 5589 8.5911
CFD Short 4716 8.6237
CFD Short 44305 8.6307
CFD Short 38260 8.6334
CFD Short 61270 8.6961
CFD Short 3738 8.7004
CFD Short 31170 8.706
(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 25 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 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