Rule 8.3 - XSTRATA PLC

Rule 8.3 disclosures made earlier this month showed an incorrect short position for options. This report shows the
corrected figure.

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               15 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     109,945,067     3.75%      1,250,985     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,052,348     0.07%        305,454     0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,500,000     0.05%      1,520,000     0.05%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            113,497,415     3.87%      3,076,439     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      8,238                9.4445
Purchase      138                  9.1954
Purchase      23,855               9.4445
Purchase      23,371               9.4690
Purchase      8,135                9.4445
Purchase      20,195               9.4837
Purchase      25,966               9.4445
Purchase      16,353               9.4700
Purchase      14,672               9.4445
Purchase      13,946               9.4700
Purchase      10,756               9.4445
Purchase      1,092                9.4700
Purchase      9,475                9.4598
Purchase      20,857               9.4105
Purchase      365                  9.2697
Purchase      20,857               9.4105
Purchase      302,593              9.2850
Purchase      228,058              9.4445
Purchase      75,795               9.4445
Purchase      68,694               9.4924
Purchase      50,000               9.3535
Purchase      45,356               9.4808
Purchase      33,335               9.4700
Purchase      30,595               9.4445
Purchase      9,979                9.4700
Purchase      6,396                9.4445
Purchase      3,992                9.4700
Purchase      5,173                9.4700
Purchase      5,204                8.9950
Purchase      5,753                9.5518
Purchase      3,734                9.4700
Purchase      6,167                9.5046
Purchase      4,847                9.4700
Purchase      2,952                9.4261
Purchase      3,936                9.4700
Purchase      7,055                9.3571
Purchase      2,000                9.3250
Purchase      1,640                9.4445
Purchase      1,515                9.4445
Purchase      7,500                9.3489
Purchase      7,563                9.4445
Purchase      1,245                9.4700
Sale          36,265               9.4943
Sale          67,700               9.4324
Sale          33,335               9.4700
Sale          5,853                9.5309
Sale          97,961               9.2789
Sale          100,000              9.4872
Sale          30,608               9.3199
Sale          50,000               9.4708
Sale          3,400                9.4287
Sale          110                  9.3400
Sale          39                   9.3400
Sale          1,500                9.2385
Sale          23,371               9.4700
Sale          20,857               9.4105
Sale          2,000                9.4703
Sale          8,526                9.4700
Sale          16,130               9.4027
Sale          20,857               9.410506
Sale          3,700                9.4511
Sale          10,355               9.4744
Sale          3,936                9.4700
Sale          9,703                9.3791
Sale          1,245                9.4700
Sale          9,080                9.4700
Sale          20,000               9.2800
Sale          18,882               9.4700


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1500          9.2385
CFD            Long          97961         9.2789
CFD            Long          30608         9.3198
CFD            Long          23475         9.337
CFD            Long          1101          9.3598
CFD            Long          7248          9.4265
CFD            Long          3400          9.4287
CFD            Long          67700         9.4324
CFD            Long          50000         9.4707
CFD            Long          10355         9.4744
CFD            Long          100000        9.4872
CFD            Long          1210          9.4931
CFD            Long          36265         9.4942
CFD            Short         50000         9.3535
CFD            Short         9475          9.4598
CFD            Short         822           9.47
CFD            Short         45356         9.4808
CFD            Short         20195         9.4837
CFD            Short         68694         9.4923
CFD            Short         6167          9.5045


(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 option     writing           10000              800       EURO            19/03/2010  197.5

(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                         16 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   -1,020,000             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