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 18 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 111,208,958 3.79% 768,893 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,962,553 0.07% 573,395 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,025,000 0.03% 1,880,000 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,196,511 3.89% 3,222,288 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 5,056 9.5950
Purchase 18,042 9.4700
Purchase 17,643 9.4700
Purchase 2,400 9.5100
Purchase 10,423 9.4700
Purchase 4,443 9.6849
Purchase 9,598 9.5331
Purchase 9,314 9.5331
Purchase 8,526 9.6500
Purchase 7,809 9.5331
Purchase 6,560 9.6500
Purchase 6,207 9.5780
Purchase 21,256 9.6114
Purchase 5,129 9.6500
Purchase 12,517 9.6908
Purchase 4,443 9.6849
Purchase 3,734 9.6500
Purchase 3,627 9.6349
Purchase 3,382 9.5743
Purchase 2,862 9.4700
Purchase 1,712 9.6500
Purchase 1,701 9.6500
Purchase 1,701 9.6500
Purchase 421 9.6500
Purchase 400 9.5966
Purchase 320 9.9790
Purchase 198,800 9.65
Purchase 6,042 9.5331
Purchase 52,000 9.5384
Purchase 185,558 9.6050
Purchase 179,746 9.7308
Purchase 32,016 983.2288
Purchase 214,965 9.6050
Purchase 475,000 7.2000
Purchase 79,979 9.7616
Purchase 74,000 9.6848
Purchase 198,800 9.6500
Purchase 53,502 9.6191
Purchase 96,374 9.6665
Purchase 42,617 9.8002
Purchase 2,241 9.7416
Purchase 37,676 9.7420
Purchase 2,000 9.6114
Purchase 2,095 9.5800
Purchase 53,862 9.7145
Sale 203,243 9.6508
Sale 2,602 9.6500
Sale 125 9.6500
Sale 2,112 9.6500
Sale 1,331 9.6500
Sale 396 9.6500
Sale 203,243 9.650762
Sale 515 9.8600
Sale 837 9.6500
Sale 1,900 9.5400
Sale 52,000 9.5384
Sale 30,760 9.6500
Sale 20,577 9.6084
Sale 40,080 9.7490
Sale 16,594 9.6500
Sale 43,536 9.7891
Sale 48,000 9.6209
Sale 133,179 9.6500
Sale 10,303 9.6500
Sale 2,971 9.6500
Sale 72,404 9.6869
Sale 5,872 9.6500
Sale 79,980 9.7406
Sale 5,056 9.6054
Sale 4,763 9.6500
Sale 12,334 9.6500
Sale 48,520 9.7289
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1900 9.54
CFD Long 1300 9.5682
CFD Long 20577 9.6083
CFD Long 2854 9.6296
CFD Long 13688 9.6649
CFD Long 1970 9.7392
CFD Long 40080 9.749
CFD Long 43536 9.789
CFD Short 6207 9.578
CFD Short 400 9.5966
CFD Short 2000 9.6113
CFD Short 21256 9.6114
CFD Short 3627 9.6348
CFD Short 96374 9.6664
CFD Short 179746 9.7308
CFD Short 37676 9.7419
CFD Short 42617 9.8001
CFD Short 320 9.979
(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 21 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 -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