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 09 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 108,505,849 3.70% 1,146,587 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,057,504 0.07% 390,453 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,500,000 0.05% 6,064,000 0.21%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,063,353 3.82% 7,601,040 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 25,000 8.8400
Purchase 820 9.0400
Purchase 369,279 8.8000
Purchase 66,240 8.9169
Purchase 46,525 8.8876
Purchase 6,959 9.0400
Purchase 46,123 8.8409
Purchase 1,025 9.0400
Purchase 30,000 8.7400
Purchase 55,000 8.9418
Purchase 16,075 9.0117
Purchase 13,061 8.9729
Purchase 12,500 8.8000
Purchase 9,967 9.0409
Purchase 9,041 8.9047
Purchase 8,657 9.0400
Purchase 40,497 9.0400
Purchase 4,300 8.7088
Purchase 325 8.9247
Purchase 244 8.6150
Purchase 115 9.0400
Purchase 6,959 9.0400
Purchase 1,153 9.0400
Purchase 2,610 9.0400
Purchase 1,900 8.8320
Purchase 1,613 9.0400
Purchase 1,171 9.0400
Purchase 1,391 9.0400
Sale 16,700 8.4555
Sale 1,391 9.0350
Sale 9,643 8.9278
Sale 244 8.9286
Sale 10,000 8.8000
Sale 10,000 8.8000
Sale 10,000 8.8000
Sale 10,000 8.8000
Sale 10,747 9.0276
Sale 180 8.9903
Sale 28,398 8.7912
Sale 6,959 9.0400
Sale 358 8.7350
Sale 17,045 8.9041
Sale 46,286 8.9051
Sale 184,466 8.9748
Sale 69,247 8.7008
Sale 30,000 8.9600
Sale 37,534 8.7868
Sale 3,960 7.760
Sale 40,497 9.0400
Sale 3,881 8.8134
Sale 68,386 8.9089
Sale 15,000 9.0400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 59582 8.7098
CFD Long 37534 8.7867
CFD Long 68386 8.9088
CFD Long 184466 8.9747
CFD Long 10747 9.0276
CFD Short 1900 8.832
CFD Short 46123 8.8409
CFD Short 66240 8.9168
CFD Short 9967 9.0409
(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 10 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 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