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               17 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     110,731,678     3.78%      1,404,879     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,104,606     0.07%        451,130     0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,500,000     0.05%      1,880,000     0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            114,336,284     3.90%      3,736,009     0.13%


(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      2,972                10.0000
Purchase      12,475               9.8034
Purchase      12,464               9.7800
Purchase      12,225               9.8034
Purchase      7,468                9.7500
Purchase      20                   9.7050
Purchase      7,361                9.8034
Purchase      6,162                9.8034
Purchase      5,742                9.7288
Purchase      5,192                9.7376
Purchase      5,048                9.8600
Purchase      5,000                9.8200
Purchase      3,458                9.8034
Purchase      12,500               9.4700
Purchase      3,006                9.8034
Purchase      9,115                9.7510
Purchase      2,956                9.8034
Purchase      2,830                9.8034
Purchase      2,504                9.7410
Purchase      2,455                9.8034
Purchase      2,448                9.6325
Purchase      1,998                9.8034
Purchase      1,933                9.7500
Purchase      1,933                9.7500
Purchase      1,494                9.7500
Purchase      1,000                9.9097
Purchase      450                  9.8247
Purchase      100                  9.7750
Purchase      3,365                9.7790
Purchase      46,216               9.7627
Purchase      150,000              9.7089
Purchase      111,554              9.8588
Purchase      90,000               9.8760
Purchase      59,803               9.7661
Purchase      57,520               9.7860
Purchase      50,000               9.8177
Purchase      13,060               9.7950
Purchase      32,459               9.8192
Purchase      31,262               9.8034
Purchase      31,194               9.8034
Purchase      22,886               9.7225
Purchase      20,529               9.7421
Purchase      21,766               9.9374
Purchase      13,443               9.8034
Purchase      14,508               9.8034
Purchase      18,190               9.8034
Sale          2,400                9.8450
Sale          2,062                9.7307
Sale          2,000                9.9657
Sale          61,650               9.7253
Sale          1,997                9.7500
Sale          69,234               9.7500
Sale          12,500               9.4700
Sale          1,933                9.7500
Sale          1,500                9.9218
Sale          1,199                9.6812
Sale          12,517               9.7472
Sale          800                  9.8635
Sale          120,000              9.9200
Sale          13,060               9.7950
Sale          28                   9.9732
Sale          79,979               9.7616
Sale          4,707                9.7700
Sale          23,730               9.7253
Sale          6,759                9.7500
Sale          28,375               9.7500
Sale          254,414              9.7962
Sale          5,500                9.7500
Sale          5,200                9.8656
Sale          2,448                9.7500
Sale          9,315                9.7472
Sale          48,600               9.7937
Sale          4,316                9.7500
Sale          12,464               9.7800
Sale          8,658                9.7500
Sale          50,000               9.7988
Sale          51,944               9.7967
Sale          57,520               9.7860
Sale          57,520               9.7870
Sale          31,262               9.7500

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          23730         9.7253
CFD            Long          620           9.7425
CFD            Long          9315          9.7472
CFD            Long          4707          9.77
CFD            Long          15587         9.7726
CFD            Long          57520         9.7859
CFD            Long          693           9.7899
CFD            Long          254414        9.7961
CFD            Long          51944         9.7966
CFD            Long          50000         9.7987
CFD            Long          356           9.8198
CFD            Long          800           9.8635
CFD            Long          1500          9.9218
CFD            Long          2000          9.9656
CFD            Short         150000        9.7089
CFD            Short         22886         9.7224
CFD            Short         5742          9.7288
CFD            Short         20529         9.7421
CFD            Short         9115          9.751
CFD            Short         50000         9.8177
CFD            Short         111554        9.8588

(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 optio      writing           10000              800       EURO          19/03/2010    236
call optio      writing           50000              800       EURO          19/03/2010    235.5
put option      writing           300000             960       EURO          18/12/2009    95


(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                         18 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   -300,000               960.0000         EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -500,000               800.0000         EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -1,080,000             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