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 28 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 107,292,220 3.66% 978,175 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,594,550 0.05% 721,645 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 16,351,008 0.56% 20,155,008 0.69%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 125,237,778 4.27% 21,854,828 0.75%
(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 1,600 8.3352
Purchase 24,971 8.2769
Purchase 24,500 8.2624
Purchase 18,648 8.2662
Purchase 50 8.2950
Purchase 10,370 8.2650
Purchase 3,770 8.1897
Purchase 3,200 8.3024
Purchase 2,400 7.9100
Purchase 27,726 8.1308
Purchase 1,620 8.1462
Purchase 20,000 7.9300
Purchase 1,573 8.2742
Purchase 972 8.1600
Purchase 800 8.1964
Purchase 715 8.2650
Purchase 275 8.2650
Purchase 259 8.2650
Purchase 115 8.2748
Purchase 72 8.2950
Purchase 2,100 8.1650
Purchase 51,688 8.2650
Purchase 67,747 8.2624
Purchase 73,412 8.2649
Purchase 74,515 8.1479
Purchase 95,520 8.3098
Purchase 58,912 8.2734
Purchase 188,356 8.2700
Purchase 40,572 8.3046
Sale 600 8.2600
Sale 1,188 8.2676
Sale 61,306 8.2676
Sale 1,200 7.9200
Sale 86,894 8.2914
Sale 77,575 8.2665
Sale 2,935 8.2676
Sale 4,871 8.2676
Sale 37,764 8.2650
Sale 2,918 8.1769
Sale 105,000 8.2650
Sale 14,728 8.2676
Sale 27,726 8.1316
Sale 30,000 8.2300
Sale 25,467 8.2676
Sale 25,000 8.2300
Sale 50,746 8.3334
Sale 104,710 8.2650
Sale 3,754 8.2676
Sale 18,226 8.2584
Sale 20,349 8.2665
Sale 58,548 8.2854
Sale 9,900 8.1859
Sale 7,141 8.2899
Sale 4,378 8.2695
Sale 3,936 8.2676
Sale 29,438 8.2676
Sale 3,894 8.2650
Sale 54,942 8.2394
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 598 8.17
CFD Long 15636 8.1721
CFD Long 2918 8.1769
CFD Long 23607 8.1797
CFD Long 9900 8.1859
CFD Long 3106 8.2171
CFD Long 25000 8.23
CFD Long 3380 8.265
CFD Long 58548 8.2853
CFD Long 86894 8.2914
CFD Short 1620 8.1462
CFD Short 2100 8.165
CFD Short 800 8.1964
CFD Short 21848 8.2626
CFD Short 73412 8.2649
CFD Short 15653 8.265
CFD Short 188356 8.27
CFD Short 58912 8.2734
CFD Short 95520 8.3097
CFD Short 1600 8.3352
(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 01 September 2009
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