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