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 11 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 109,328,148 3.73% 1,096,772 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,915,926 0.07% 407,281 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,500,000 0.05% 1,510,000 0.05%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,744,074 3.84% 3,014,053 0.10%
(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 4,990 9.1375
Purchase 14,210 9.2450
Purchase 11,899 9.2939
Purchase 229,181 9.2933
Purchase 11,202 9.2450
Purchase 7 9.0000
Purchase 7,845 9.2933
Purchase 7,710 9.1314
Purchase 6,959 9.0000
Purchase 6,472 9.2450
Purchase 14,864 9.2933
Purchase 6,053 9.2832
Purchase 11,805 9.2933
Purchase 3,960 7.0760
Purchase 3,770 9.1314
Purchase 1,900 9.2483
Purchase 1,853 9.2642
Purchase 1,607 9.2933
Purchase 1,453 9.2933
Purchase 925 9.1150
Purchase 728 9.2450
Purchase 364 9.2450
Purchase 165 9.2050
Purchase 6,200 9.3205
Purchase 121,674 9.2747
Purchase 39,048 9.2933
Purchase 35,387 9.2870
Purchase 16,402 9.2933
Purchase 76,800 9.2865
Purchase 27,552 9.2933
Purchase 23,986 9.2933
Purchase 34,938 8.9988
Purchase 192,782 9.2728
Purchase 22,375 9.2267
Purchase 22,000 9.0864
Purchase 18,210 9.2800
Purchase 17,164 9.2933
Purchase 16,492 9.2933
Purchase 95,997 9.2933
Sale 165 9.1150
Sale 1,100 9.1000
Sale 743 9.2450
Sale 162 9.3100
Sale 925 9.2200
Sale 981 9.1996
Sale 7 9.0000
Sale 50,000 9.1514
Sale 10,919 9.2493
Sale 35,380 9.2674
Sale 32,161 9.0134
Sale 25,000 9.2863
Sale 25,000 9.3127
Sale 6,959 9.0000
Sale 23,730 9.2805
Sale 20,036 9.1972
Sale 18,362 9.2817
Sale 12,000 9.2450
Sale 1,883 9.3101
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 24,240 9.0329
10/09/2009 Purchase 24,657 9.0259
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 50000 9.1514
CFD Long 981 9.1996
CFD Long 70035 9.2267
CFD Long 10919 9.2492
CFD Long 5648 9.2564
CFD Long 4432 9.2578
CFD Long 18983 9.2707
CFD Long 23730 9.2805
CFD Long 18362 9.2817
CFD Long 25000 9.2863
CFD Long 25000 9.3126
CFD Short 4990 9.1374
CFD Short 1900 9.2483
CFD Short 32586 9.2624
CFD Short 24707 9.2641
CFD Short 192782 9.2728
CFD Short 121674 9.2746
CFD Short 18210 9.28
CFD Short 2690 9.2862
CFD Short 11899 9.2939
CFD Short 6200 9.3205
(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 14 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 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
Option Purchased -1,010,000 800.0000 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