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 02 September 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 107,590,144 3.67% 837,885 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,624,950 0.06% 528,375 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,500,000 0.05% 5,719,000 0.19%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 110,715,094 3.77% 7,085,260 0.24%
(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 1,995 7.7321
Purchase 5,652 7.9600
Purchase 28 7.7000
Purchase 4,280 7.7321
Purchase 3,459 7.7321
Purchase 3,304 7.7050
Purchase 2,786 7.8742
Purchase 2,786 7.8742
Purchase 2,580 7.7321
Purchase 2,150 7.7321
Purchase 6,132 7.7321
Purchase 2,051 7.7321
Purchase 6,038 7.7321
Purchase 1,993 7.7321
Purchase 1,509 7.7321
Purchase 1,500 7.7048
Purchase 1,400 7.7532
Purchase 1,400 7.7000
Purchase 1,200 7.8550
Purchase 1,136 7.7000
Purchase 691 7.7321
Purchase 130 7.7900
Purchase 2,080 7.7321
Purchase 19,400 7.7580
Purchase 76,806 7.7446
Purchase 61,582 7.7410
Purchase 35,000 7.7900
Purchase 32,115 7.7688
Purchase 30,163 7.7608
Purchase 5,200 8.1792
Purchase 23,600 7.7657
Purchase 6,754 7.7321
Purchase 18,802 7.7730
Purchase 8,074 7.7366
Purchase 13,675 7.7321
Purchase 12,500 7.7100
Purchase 10,000 7.8000
Purchase 8,784 7.7321
Sale 149,943 7.7552
Sale 150 7.8250
Sale 69,021 7.7376
Sale 7,700 7.7374
Sale 50,000 7.7539
Sale 1,300 7.7437
Sale 23,600 7.7657
Sale 4,946 7.9600
Sale 17,337 7.7555
Sale 28,000 7.7716
Sale 3,800 7.7500
Sale 18,802 7.8074
Sale 37,313 7.7594
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 69021 7.7375
CFD Long 1300 7.7437
CFD Long 149943 7.7552
CFD Long 28000 7.7716
CFD Long 18802 7.8074
CFD Short 61582 7.7409
CFD Short 76806 7.7446
CFD Short 1400 7.7531
CFD Short 19400 7.758
CFD Short 18802 7.773
CFD Short 23906 7.7917
(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 03 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 -665,000 800.0000 EURO 19/03/2010
Option Purchased -4,554,000 7.0760 EURO 25/08/2010
Option Purchased 750,000 720.0000 EURO 18/09/2009
Option Purchased 500,000 720.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250,000 720.0000 EURO 19/03/2010
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