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 16 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 110,634,363 3.77% 1,182,037 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,085,980 0.07% 509,373 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,500,000 0.05% 1,520,000 0.05%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,220,343 3.89% 3,211,410 0.11%
(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 4,852 9.8273
Purchase 19,474 9.8587
Purchase 12,464 9.7950
Purchase 162,487 9.8050
Purchase 8,200 9.8300
Purchase 400 9.7947
Purchase 6,747 9.7000
Purchase 6,747 9.7000
Purchase 5,487 9.7950
Purchase 19,777 9.7779
Purchase 4,924 9.8190
Purchase 8,929 9.8484
Purchase 4,852 9.8273
Purchase 4,732 9.7950
Purchase 2,025 9.8045
Purchase 1,815 9.8415
Purchase 1,608 9.8050
Purchase 1,357 9.7950
Purchase 1,200 9.8866
Purchase 638 9.8273
Purchase 638 9.8273
Purchase 5,159 9.6990
Purchase 46,357 9.2850
Purchase 151,668 9.8944
Purchase 100,000 9.8065
Purchase 88,421 9.4700
Purchase 80,000 9.8898
Purchase 69,560 9.7675
Purchase 55,337 9.8239
Purchase 7,468 9.7950
Purchase 47,584 9.8111
Purchase 41,753 9.8549
Purchase 36,176 9.8400
Purchase 30,000 9.8800
Purchase 24,844 9.8590
Purchase 24,390 9.4700
Purchase 22,736 9.6910
Sale 1,900 9.8395
Sale 572 9.8550
Sale 19,498 9.8121
Sale 100,000 9.8065
Sale 800 9.8084
Sale 1,019 9.8375
Sale 21,484 9.8483
Sale 1,200 9.8055
Sale 1,368 9.8855
Sale 1,498 9.8565
Sale 46,357 9.2850
Sale 10,000 9.7950
Sale 34,151 9.8167
Sale 2,549 9.8495
Sale 25,000 9.8100
Sale 20,000 9.7950
Sale 7,410 9.8039
Sale 5,159 9.7000
Sale 34,262 9.8199
Sale 6,335 9.8530
Sale 12,000 9.8850
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1200 9.8054
CFD Long 800 9.8084
CFD Long 19498 9.8121
CFD Long 34151 9.8167
CFD Long 10086 9.8358
CFD Long 21484 9.8483
CFD Long 62370 9.8587
CFD Long 12000 9.885
CFD Short 19777 9.7778
CFD Short 162487 9.8049
CFD Short 1815 9.8414
CFD Short 41753 9.8548
CFD Short 24844 9.8589
CFD Short 1200 9.8866
CFD Short 80000 9.8898
(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 17 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