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 27 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 107,313,540 3.66% 920,819 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,571,264 0.05% 490,511 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,500,000 0.05% 5,304,000 0.18%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,384,804 3.76% 6,715,330 0.23%
(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 3,600 8.0706
Purchase 3,780 6.7371
Purchase 10,000 8.3100
Purchase 3,156 7.9200
Purchase 3,471 8.0706
Purchase 136,954 7.9641
Purchase 40 8.0710
Purchase 13,408 8.0706
Purchase 5,067 8.0706
Purchase 15,252 7.9200
Purchase 3,734 7.9200
Purchase 4,992 7.9300
Purchase 4,785 8.4641
Purchase 4,257 8.2357
Purchase 4,016 8.0706
Purchase 3,992 7.9200
Purchase 7,000 8.4311
Purchase 1,582 8.0706
Purchase 115 8.2298
Purchase 97,920 7.8971
Purchase 88,793 8.2493
Purchase 65,499 7.9040
Purchase 65,226 8.3092
Purchase 60,062 8.0308
Purchase 11,200 8.2809
Purchase 1,400 7.8991
Purchase 7,468 7.9200
Purchase 40,298 7.9902
Purchase 27,452 7.9200
Purchase 21,945 8.1117
Purchase 2,838 7.9200
Purchase 17,542 8.0706
Sale 3,518 8.2644
Sale 2,838 7.9200
Sale 657 7.9200
Sale 2,400 7.9200
Sale 4,992 7.9300
Sale 4,992 7.9200
Sale 10,000 8.7000
Sale 10,000 8.7650
Sale 10,000 8.7000
Sale 18,196 8.1192
Sale 22,093 8.2858
Sale 41,058 8.2422
Sale 47,559 7.9671
Sale 56,154 8.1024
Sale 70,452 8.0141
Sale 102,705 7.9244
Sale 7,014 8.1065
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
26/08/2009 Purchase 69,483 8.3047
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 13379 7.9147
CFD Long 2400 7.92
CFD Long 22332 7.9289
CFD Long 47559 7.967
CFD Long 56154 8.1023
CFD Long 3518 8.2643
CFD Short 1400 7.899
CFD Short 136954 7.964
CFD Short 40298 7.9902
CFD Short 40 8.071
CFD Short 88793 8.2492
CFD Short 11200 8.2808
CFD Short 66865 8.2858
(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 4554000 8.548 Euro 25/08/2010 7.076
(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 28 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 -4,554,000 7.0760 EURO 25/08/2010
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