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 07 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 108,571,885 3.70% 910,500 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,817,146 0.06% 388,805 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,500,000 0.05% 6,064,000 0.21%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,889,031 3.81% 7,363,305 0.25%
(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 14,660 8.5158
Purchase 4,500 8.5409
Purchase 4,517 8.5184
Purchase 4,774 8.5400
Purchase 5,460 8.5184
Purchase 5,802 8.5184
Purchase 5,875 8.5400
Purchase 5,875 8.5250
Purchase 3,894 8.5400
Purchase 2,967 8.5185
Purchase 155,001 8.5182
Purchase 9,144 8.5121
Purchase 2,300 8.5158
Purchase 13,211 8.5183
Purchase 14,130 8.4800
Purchase 23,129 8.5364
Purchase 103,945 8.5106
Purchase 91,500 8.5420
Purchase 53,772 8.5182
Purchase 27,395 8.5053
Purchase 7,611 8.5271
Purchase 20,574 8.5182
Purchase 1,105 8.5186
Purchase 1,500 8.5081
Purchase 16,149 8.5182
Purchase 15,350 8.5182
Purchase 1,071 8.5186
Sale 2,300 8.4474
Sale 598 8.3300
Sale 250 8.5700
Sale 4,242 8.4374
Sale 4,500 8.5513
Sale 82 8.5238
Sale 8,800 8.5041
Sale 9,675 8.5258
Sale 13,436 8.5109
Sale 16,558 8.5171
Sale 20,000 8.5700
Sale 30,000 8.5400
Sale 37,200 8.4976
Sale 40,594 8.4838
Sale 5,875 8.5250
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2300 8.4473
CFD Long 950 8.4626
CFD Long 40594 8.4837
CFD Long 2634 8.4892
CFD Long 14524 8.4962
CFD Long 37200 8.4975
CFD Long 29766 8.5121
CFD Long 16558 8.5171
CFD Long 82 8.5237
CFD Long 4500 8.5513
CFD Short 27395 8.5053
CFD Short 1500 8.5081
CFD Short 103945 8.5105
CFD Short 2300 8.5157
CFD Short 23129 8.5364
CFD Short 4500 8.5408
(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 08 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