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 28 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 110,617,519 3.77% 746,459 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 24,396,229 0.83% 23,323,538 0.80%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,985,020 0.07% 1,880,000 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 136,998,768 4.67% 25,949,997 0.88%
(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 924 8.8900
Purchase 2,800 9.1207
Purchase 2,301 9.2800
Purchase 2,254 8.8900
Purchase 1,500 9.1819
Purchase 28,270 9.1828
Purchase 1,359 8.9600
Purchase 2,891 8.8900
Purchase 1,200 9.2514
Purchase 1,426 9.2800
Purchase 224,685 9.0760
Purchase 63,900 8.9600
Purchase 52,057 9.0582
Purchase 39,378 9.2800
Purchase 38,105 8.9978
Purchase 28,982 9.1696
Purchase 28,270 9.1828
Purchase 1,200 9.2015
Purchase 22,631 9.2532
Purchase 3,000 8.9600
Purchase 10,595 9.1815
Purchase 15,321 9.2570
Purchase 25,350 9.2800
Purchase 7,000 9.2800
Purchase 4,978 9.2800
Sale 32,814 9.0259
Sale 31,116 8.9945
Sale 28,270 9.1828
Sale 133,978 9.0999
Sale 45,189 9.0715
Sale 48,821 8.8488
Sale 15,393 9.2777
Sale 63,900 8.9600
Sale 28,270 9.18281
Sale 15,332 8.9338
Sale 42,625 9.0317
Sale 1,426 9.2750
Sale 609 9.2800
Sale 648 8.9359
Sale 900 8.8352
Sale 14,267 9.0980
Sale 1,179 9.2800
Sale 9,747 8.9945
Sale 295 9.2800
Sale 8,388 9.1349
Sale 6,417 8.9945
Sale 4,801 8.9338
Sale 3,567 9.2964
Sale 3,162 8.9338
Sale 609 9.2800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 900 8.8352
CFD Long 48821 8.8488
CFD Long 45189 9.0715
CFD Long 133978 9.0999
CFD Long 8388 9.1348
CFD Long 15393 9.2777
CFD Long 3567 9.2963
CFD Short 52057 9.0581
CFD Short 224685 9.076
CFD Short 2800 9.1207
CFD Short 1200 9.2015
CFD Short 1200 9.2513
CFD Short 22631 9.2532
CFD Short 15321 9.2569
Swap Long 22449936 14.476656 USD
Swap Short 22449936 14.476656 USD
(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 29 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