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 24 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 110,830,033 3.78% 812,106 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,971,390 0.07% 867,510 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,025,000 0.03% 1,880,000 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,826,423 3.88% 3,559,616 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 3,043 9.3321
Purchase 12,098 9.1500
Purchase 110 9.1500
Purchase 743,790 9.1500
Purchase 14,578 9.1609
Purchase 5,290 9.5396
Purchase 5,192 9.1500
Purchase 5,000 9.1400
Purchase 4,019 9.1569
Purchase 24,541 9.1500
Purchase 11,187 9.1500
Purchase 27,324 9.1870
Purchase 3,000 9.2550
Purchase 43,051 9.3406
Purchase 2,596 9.4000
Purchase 57,520 9.2913
Purchase 3,043 9.3321
Purchase 46,000 9.2000
Purchase 172,425 9.1781
Purchase 106,880 9.4493
Purchase 1,868 9.1500
Purchase 57,520 9.2922
Purchase 56,807 9.3243
Purchase 200 9.2565
Purchase 1,884 9.5524
Sale 4,244 9.4280
Sale 8,514 9.4280
Sale 7,677 9.4280
Sale 562 9.4450
Sale 9,543 9.4280
Sale 751 9.5375
Sale 8,213 9.4280
Sale 5,310 9.4280
Sale 800 9.4280
Sale 4,465 9.4386
Sale 4,054 9.4280
Sale 1,335 9.1500
Sale 3,418 9.1712
Sale 14,378 9.1490
Sale 2,669 9.4280
Sale 1,884 9.3736
Sale 865 9.4280
Sale 24,541 9.1510
Sale 743,790 9.1500
Sale 124,106 9.1500
Sale 123,775 9.4280
Sale 81,120 9.4784
Sale 76,356 9.1500
Sale 68,891 9.2382
Sale 57,520 9.2922
Sale 55,313 9.3310
Sale 48,911 9.1500
Sale 44,565 9.3616
Sale 43,029 9.4280
Sale 32,549 9.2583
Sale 13,285 9.1500
Sale 27,222 9.4933
Sale 11,368 9.1500
Sale 20,000 9.3325
Sale 18,812 9.4280
Sale 18,321 9.1715
Sale 17,747 9.4153
Sale 16,692 9.5932
Sale 16,563 9.1500
Sale 15,019 9.4280
Sale 15,000 9.2386
Sale 13,812 9.1500
Sale 12,765 9.3719
Sale 12,340 9.4280
Sale 11,669 9.5932
Sale 31,470 9.1500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 14378 9.149
CFD Long 68891 9.2381
CFD Long 55313 9.3309
CFD Long 63018 9.3686
CFD Long 1884 9.3735
CFD Long 28902 9.3952
CFD Long 14474 9.396
CFD Long 81120 9.4784
CFD Short 14578 9.1608
CFD Short 172425 9.1781
CFD Short 816 9.195
CFD Short 3000 9.255
CFD Short 200 9.2565
CFD Short 57520 9.2922
CFD Short 1011 9.3141
CFD Short 56807 9.3242
CFD Short 1263 9.3566
CFD Short 41693 9.4373
CFD Short 106880 9.4493
CFD Short 1884 9.5523
(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 25 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