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 26 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 107,032,761 3.65% 962,256 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,619,414 0.06% 342,364 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 750,000 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 109,652,175 3.74% 2,054,620 0.07%
(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 5,261 8.5621
Purchase 9,473 8.2550
Purchase 9,398 8.4009
Purchase 100 8.2660
Purchase 7,014 8.2972
Purchase 5,882 8.2905
Purchase 9,513 8.3806
Purchase 5,261 8.5621
Purchase 9,473 8.2250
Purchase 5,000 8.2850
Purchase 3,060 8.5863
Purchase 1,730 8.6059
Purchase 1,649 8.2487
Purchase 1,494 8.2550
Purchase 728 8.2550
Purchase 5,861 8.2094
Purchase 34,528 8.2901
Purchase 14,555 8.3436
Purchase 59,000 8.2878
Purchase 36,355 8.2550
Purchase 69,483 8.3047
Purchase 79,943 8.3049
Purchase 100,000 8.2687
Purchase 18,134 8.2462
Purchase 3,819,387 8.6100
Sale 1,730 8.6150
Sale 75,752 8.3024
Sale 1,800 8.4800
Sale 239,831 8.3515
Sale 1,940 8.3299
Sale 2,494 8.3798
Sale 1,743 8.3150
Sale 3,573 8.2550
Sale 7,732 8.2646
Sale 4,931 8.2949
Sale 69,483 8.3056
Sale 52,005 8.3449
Sale 36,355 8.2550
Sale 23,298 8.2550
Sale 3,819,387 8.6100
Sale 9,473 8.2250
Sale 15,576 8.2941
Sale 10,000 8.2600
Sale 3,573 8.2550
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10000 8.26
CFD Long 4931 8.2949
CFD Long 75752 8.3023
CFD Long 1940 8.3298
CFD Long 52005 8.3448
CFD Long 239831 8.3514
CFD Long 2494 8.3797
CFD Long 1800 8.48
CFD Short 5861 8.2093
CFD Short 18134 8.2462
CFD Short 100 8.266
CFD Short 5882 8.2904
CFD Short 79943 8.3049
CFD Short 9513 8.3806
CFD Short 9542 8.4131
CFD Short 4208 8.5535
CFD Short 7822 8.5662
CFD Short 3060 8.5862
(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 60000 800 EURO 19/03/2010 152
call option writing 87000 800 EURO 19/03/2010 153
call option writing 3000 800 EURO 19/03/2010 151
(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 27 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 -250,000 800.0000 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