Rule 8.3 - XSTRATA PLC
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 23 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 111,354,764 3.80% 870,570 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,054,036 0.07% 790,456 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,025,000 0.03% 1,880,000 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,433,800 3.90% 3,541,026 0.12%
(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 24,390 9.4050
Purchase 400 9.5050
Purchase 1,000 9.4150
Purchase 1,766 9.4000
Purchase 9,162 9.3877
Purchase 10,000 9.5150
Purchase 10,000 9.4900
Purchase 12,765 9.4946
Purchase 15,000 9.2386
Purchase 16,679 9.5054
Purchase 22,346 9.5553
Purchase 26,000 9.6058
Purchase 26,250 9.6078
Purchase 27,873 9.4645
Purchase 55,466 9.5175
Purchase 96,910 9.4050
Purchase 74,750 9.3813
Purchase 70,488 9.6204
Sale 22,926 9.5872
Sale 138,137 9.4643
Sale 117,047 9.5650
Sale 32,963 9.4035
Sale 2,056 9.4000
Sale 3,000 9.5122
Sale 5,373 9.5749
Sale 6,716 9.4000
Sale 9,000 9.4035
Sale 61,869 9.5103
Sale 33,460 9.6350
Sale 205,683 9.6036
Sale 24,390 9.4050
Sale 28,806 9.5742
Sale 51,309 9.5337
Sale 17,133 9.4724
Sale 20,488 9.5291
Sale 22,000 9.5500
Sale 105 9.4200
Sale 50,000 9.6195
Sale 96,910 9.4050
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 9000 9.4034
CFD Long 138137 9.4642
CFD Long 17133 9.4723
CFD Long 3000 9.5121
CFD Long 7637 9.5561
CFD Long 6028 9.5689
CFD Long 28806 9.5742
CFD Long 85456 9.6078
CFD Short 74750 9.3813
CFD Short 9162 9.3876
CFD Short 16679 9.5053
CFD Short 3629 9.5364
CFD Short 4527 9.537
CFD Short 22346 9.5552
CFD Short 10304 9.5687
CFD Short 2859 9.5699
CFD Short 43396 9.57
(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 Purchasing 33210 10 European 18/12/2009 -0.923
Put Option Purchasing 33210 10 European 18/12/2009 -1.258
Put Option Selling 33210 10 European 18/12/2009 -1.258
(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 24 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