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 29 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 110,137,247 3.76% 898,800 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 24,433,398 0.83% 23,105,648 0.79%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,985,020 0.07% 1,880,000 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 136,555,665 4.66% 25,884,448 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 19,304 9.2800
Purchase 4,835 9.1243
Purchase 14,845 9.2110
Purchase 3,729 9.2100
Purchase 15,000 9.1961
Purchase 3,462 9.2214
Purchase 7,666 9.2333
Purchase 15,297 9.1609
Purchase 20,395 9.1547
Purchase 23,413 9.2800
Purchase 2,490 9.1834
Purchase 34,000 9.1002
Purchase 1,800 9.1800
Purchase 2,920 9.1571
Sale 737 9.1395
Sale 6,944 9.1395
Sale 6,268 9.2100
Sale 5,561 9.1190
Sale 4,854 9.1395
Sale 555 9.1150
Sale 4,141 9.1395
Sale 3,385 9.1395
Sale 700 9.1085
Sale 798 9.1395
Sale 2,256 9.1200
Sale 10,405 9.1395
Sale 4,089 9.1395
Sale 15,110 9.1395
Sale 116,785 9.1217
Sale 91,783 9.1395
Sale 69,922 9.1612
Sale 47,942 9.1605
Sale 45,523 9.1677
Sale 35,894 9.1395
Sale 27,682 9.1714
Sale 10,000 8.8524
Sale 19,304 9.2800
Sale 7,728 9.1395
Sale 14,917 9.2098
Sale 14,605 9.1339
Sale 12,980 9.1640
Sale 11,390 9.1395
Sale 167,534 9.1591
Sale 10,000 8.8520
Sale 539 9.0700
Sale 7,935 9.1395
Sale 23,413 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 700 9.1085
CFD Long 116785 9.1217
CFD Long 167534 9.159
CFD Long 27682 9.1713
CFD Long 14917 9.2098
CFD Long 23830 9.2333
CFD Short 4835 9.1243
CFD Short 27914 9.1266
CFD Short 20395 9.1547
CFD Short 2920 9.1571
CFD Short 1800 9.18
CFD Short 2728 9.182
CFD Short 2490 9.1834
CFD Short 15000 9.1961
CFD Short 14845 9.2109
CFD Short 3462 9.2213
(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 30 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