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 03 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 108,433,084 3.70% 875,671 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,789,659 0.06% 638,078 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,500,000 0.05% 6,064,000 0.21%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,722,743 3.81% 7,577,749 0.26%
(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 3,810 8.1000
Purchase 15,848 8.2105
Purchase 14,130 7.9200
Purchase 12,000 8.2912
Purchase 10,742 8.1833
Purchase 10,000 7.8000
Purchase 9,507 8.0800
Purchase 8,478 8.1750
Purchase 8,011 8.2105
Purchase 7,903 8.2105
Purchase 6,665 8.2105
Purchase 16,150 8.2105
Purchase 4,017 7.9647
Purchase 11,986 8.2105
Purchase 3,095 7.9733
Purchase 3,095 7.9733
Purchase 2,595 8.1309
Purchase 2,500 8.0820
Purchase 2,108 8.1262
Purchase 1,996 8.1750
Purchase 1,885 8.0115
Purchase 1,600 7.9700
Purchase 1,535 8.2105
Purchase 1,231 8.2105
Purchase 1,092 8.1750
Purchase 5,875 8.1700
Purchase 28,976 7.9906
Purchase 73,608 8.1750
Purchase 63,179 8.2105
Purchase 105,000 8.1852
Purchase 16,548 8.2105
Purchase 35,355 8.1387
Purchase 35,000 8.1194
Purchase 86,398 8.1697
Purchase 30,250 8.0200
Purchase 28,728 8.2105
Purchase 148,017 8.2017
Purchase 24,227 8.2105
Purchase 188,089 8.2105
Purchase 21,800 8.2042
Purchase 227,517 8.0667
Purchase 18,882 8.1750
Sale 1,600 8.2350
Sale 5,875 8.1700
Sale 1,885 7.9150
Sale 100 8.2341
Sale 2,022 7.8025
Sale 100,889 8.1930
Sale 800 8.2588
Sale 136,296 8.1935
Sale 65,000 8.1944
Sale 10,742 8.2282
Sale 37,484 8.1301
Sale 5,875 8.1750
Sale 7,148 8.1712
Sale 28,129 8.1545
Sale 9,507 8.0809
Sale 304 8.1750
Sale 130 8.0150
Sale 20,000 8.2400
Sale 18,340 8.1908
Sale 42,148 8.1282
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 32196 7.9435
CFD Long 81198 7.9906
CFD Long 8720 7.9908
CFD Long 41629 8.1213
CFD Long 26259 8.1294
CFD Long 16172 8.1343
CFD Long 7866 8.1477
CFD Long 18340 8.1907
CFD Long 100889 8.193
CFD Long 136296 8.1935
CFD Long 10742 8.2281
CFD Long 100 8.2341
CFD Long 800 8.2587
CFD Short 4017 7.9647
CFD Short 227517 8.0667
CFD Short 2108 8.1262
CFD Short 10742 8.1832
CFD Short 148017 8.2016
CFD Short 21800 8.2042
CFD Short 12000 8.2912
(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 optio writing 45000 800 EURO 19/03/2010 141
call optio writing 150000 800 EURO 19/03/2010 135.5
call optio writing 150000 800 EURO 19/03/2010 140.5
(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 04 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 -1,010,000 800.0000 EURO 19/03/2010
Option Purchased -4,554,000 7.0760 EURO 25/08/2010
Option Purchased 525,000 720.0000 EURO 19/03/2010
Option Purchased 500,000 720.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 475,000 720.0000 EURO 18/09/2009
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