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 25 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 107,246,005 3.66% 1,107,106 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,612,884 0.05% 580,522 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,500,000 0.05% 600,000 0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,358,889 3.76% 2,287,628 0.08%
(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 11,031 8.4855
Purchase 591 8.3891
Purchase 800 8.4614
Purchase 948 8.6100
Purchase 1,504 8.6100
Purchase 1,760 8.5100
Purchase 4,481 8.6200
Purchase 5,800 8.3817
Purchase 9,530 8.3719
Purchase 115 8.5100
Purchase 10,000 8.6100
Purchase 12,102 8.6221
Purchase 14,136 8.6228
Purchase 20,000 8.5200
Purchase 62,623 8.6007
Purchase 23,000 8.5482
Purchase 30,319 8.5425
Purchase 56,746 8.5875
Purchase 32,572 8.5681
Sale 4,481 8.6200
Sale 89,765 8.4399
Sale 1,328 8.4164
Sale 55,000 8.4500
Sale 47,514 8.5865
Sale 1,760 8.3632
Sale 2,084 8.3728
Sale 10,121 8.3738
Sale 34,265 8.6312
Sale 16,182 8.5379
Sale 8,336 8.6090
Sale 32,000 8.5755
Sale 133,360 8.6100
Sale 13,504 8.5230
Sale 4,481 8.6100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2084 8.3728
CFD Long 89765 8.4398
CFD Long 47514 8.5864
CFD Long 8336 8.6089
CFD Long 34265 8.6312
CFD Short 46544 8.3692
CFD Short 800 8.4614
CFD Short 32572 8.568
CFD Short 62623 8.6006
CFD Short 12102 8.6221
CFD Short 14136 8.6227
(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)
Call Option Writing 100000 800 EURO 19/03/2010 172
Put Option Writing 500000 720 EURO 18/12/2009 57
Put Option Writing 500000 800 EURO 18/12/2009 90
(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 26 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 -100,000 800.0000 EURO 19/03/2010
Option Purchased 1,000,000 720.0000 EURO 18/09/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 720.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -500,000 800.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
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