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 10 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 108,485,590 3.70% 1,105,630 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,896,694 0.06% 223,501 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,500,000 0.05% 6,064,000 0.21%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,882,284 3.81% 7,393,131 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 21,595 9.0295
Purchase 3,808 8.9881
Purchase 2,590 9.2468
Purchase 4,178 9.0000
Purchase 2,590 9.2468
Purchase 1,820 9.1558
Purchase 1,600 9.1314
Purchase 11,589 9.0149
Purchase 1,566 9.2166
Purchase 1,314 8.8250
Purchase 3,460 9.1314
Purchase 1,298 9.0000
Purchase 5,882 9.0000
Purchase 38,743 9.0000
Purchase 100,000 9.2236
Purchase 82,827 8.9377
Purchase 59,889 8.9082
Purchase 1,030 9.0000
Purchase 45,609 9.0400
Purchase 23,821 9.0000
Purchase 24,657 9.0259
Purchase 340 8.8563
Purchase 23,821 9.0000
Purchase 115 9.1950
Sale 115 9.1950
Sale 745 9.0000
Sale 1,935 9.1386
Sale 2,100 9.1281
Sale 1,314 9.0000
Sale 200 9.0927
Sale 16,000 8.8700
Sale 53,709 8.8991
Sale 52,833 8.9038
Sale 25,000 9.1100
Sale 24,240 9.0329
Sale 23,821 9.0000
Sale 23,821 8.9973
Sale 9,765 9.0007
Sale 17,993 9.0603
Sale 3,808 8.8937
Sale 13,000 9.0879
Sale 11,589 8.9918
Sale 127,363 9.0083
Sale 10,000 9.0000
Sale 1,012 9.2700
Sale 4,990 8.9935
Sale 18,091 9.0792
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
10/09/2009 Sale 10,000 9.0000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3808 8.8936
CFD Long 53709 8.899
CFD Long 52833 8.9038
CFD Long 11589 8.9918
CFD Long 4990 8.9935
CFD Long 9765 9.0007
CFD Long 127363 9.0083
CFD Long 18091 9.0791
CFD Long 200 9.0927
CFD Long 2100 9.1281
CFD Short 340 8.8563
CFD Short 59889 8.9081
CFD Short 82827 8.9377
CFD Short 31866 8.9539
CFD Short 12405 8.9586
CFD Short 955 8.9632
CFD Short 9470 8.9833
CFD Short 3808 8.988
CFD Short 12356 9
CFD Short 11589 9.0148
CFD Short 52801 9.0325
(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 11 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 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
Option Purchased -1,010,000 800.0000 EURO 19/03/2010
Option Purchased 525,000 720.0000 EURO 19/03/2010
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