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 25 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 110,562,922 3.77% 760,516 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,967,022 0.07% 817,001 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,985,020 0.07% 1,880,000 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,514,964 3.90% 3,457,517 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 36,458 9.0400
Purchase 8,012 9.1500
Purchase 12,523 9.1692
Purchase 14,370 9.0657
Purchase 1,077 9.0400
Purchase 20,000 9.1800
Purchase 3,567 9.0414
Purchase 3,418 9.0400
Purchase 2,888 9.0400
Purchase 25,669 9.0433
Purchase 6,029 9.1293
Purchase 2,100 9.0340
Purchase 15,225 9.0409
Purchase 430 9.1897
Purchase 256,811 9.1650
Purchase 226,447 9.1513
Purchase 364 9.0400
Purchase 30,321 9.1008
Purchase 171,207 9.1028
Purchase 45,027 9.0400
Purchase 85,400 9.1653
Purchase 69,234 9.0400
Purchase 66,000 9.0416
Purchase 1,000 9.1465
Purchase 64,420 9.1105
Sale 2,799 9.1192
Sale 4,480 9.1256
Sale 4,942 9.1192
Sale 2,100 9.2135
Sale 5,624 9.1850
Sale 1,596 9.1875
Sale 5,881 9.1192
Sale 110 9.1300
Sale 552 9.1960
Sale 25,117 9.0410
Sale 256,812 9.0400
Sale 226,447 9.1522
Sale 165,730 9.0671
Sale 117,046 9.1407
Sale 65,490 9.1264
Sale 40,694 9.0363
Sale 36,458 9.0400
Sale 15,065 9.0761
Sale 25,607 9.1050
Sale 6,804 9.1256
Sale 21,718 9.1256
Sale 20,000 9.0217
Sale 256,812 9.0400
Sale 16,078 9.1450
Sale 12,980 9.0400
Sale 8,494 9.1192
Sale 7,037 9.0400
Sale 31,045 9.0635
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 40694 9.0363
CFD Long 636 9.04
CFD Long 31045 9.0635
CFD Long 15065 9.076
CFD Long 29785 9.1221
CFD Long 117046 9.1407
CFD Long 20718 9.1584
CFD Long 39867 9.1692
CFD Long 2100 9.2135
CFD Short 2100 9.034
CFD Short 15225 9.0409
CFD Short 3567 9.0413
CFD Short 66000 9.0416
CFD Short 30321 9.1007
CFD Short 1000 9.1465
CFD Short 85400 9.1653
CFD Short 1242 9.1915
(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)
put writing 460000 782 EURO 22/03/2010 0.039
put writing 500020 782 EURO 22/03/2010 0.039
(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 28 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 500,020 782.0000 EURO 22/03/2010
Option Purchased 460,000 782.0000 EURO 22/03/2010
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