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 30 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 110,106,650 3.75% 877,534 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 24,296,077 0.83% 23,063,657 0.79%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,985,020 0.07% 1,955,900 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 136,387,747 4.65% 25,897,091 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 993 9.3036
Purchase 5,895 9.2250
Purchase 2,316 9.225
Purchase 4,481 9.2250
Purchase 1,569 9.3497
Purchase 4,000 9.3188
Purchase 2,316 9.2250
Purchase 11,568 9.2250
Purchase 1,300 9.4931
Purchase 4,767 9.2250
Purchase 493 9.2250
Purchase 410 9.4747
Purchase 400 9.3247
Purchase 160 9.2800
Purchase 1,660 9.3630
Purchase 1,660 9.3630
Purchase 1,569 9.3497
Purchase 2,100 9.3808
Purchase 53,700 9.4468
Purchase 14,862 9.2260
Purchase 67,156 9.2313
Purchase 16,217 9.2250
Purchase 55,281 9.3163
Purchase 25,837 9.2250
Purchase 49,530 9.2100
Purchase 40,046 9.3537
Purchase 59,184 9.2193
Sale 66,111 9.2396
Sale 411 9.2250
Sale 402 9.2250
Sale 402 9.2250
Sale 681 9.2250
Sale 225 9.3253
Sale 160 9.2600
Sale 95,938 9.1900
Sale 2,316 9.225
Sale 370 9.2250
Sale 39,776 9.2250
Sale 12,847 9.2250
Sale 11,999 9.2600
Sale 7,854 9.4115
Sale 5,895 9.2250
Sale 32,882 9.3322
Sale 49,530 9.2100
Sale 4,062 9.3860
Sale 681 9.2250
Sale 2,316 9.2250
Sale 2,100 9.3515
Sale 45,506 9.1918
Sale 14,862 9.1441
Sale 1,282 9.3145
Sale 5,385 9.2609
Sale 34,808 9.2993
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 14862 9.144
CFD Long 95938 9.19
CFD Long 45506 9.1918
CFD Long 66111 9.2396
CFD Long 5385 9.2609
CFD Long 2100 9.3514
CFD Short 6185 9.1118
CFD Short 986 9.1407
CFD Short 59184 9.2192
CFD Short 14862 9.2259
CFD Short 67156 9.2312
CFD Short 2100 9.3807
CFD Short 5599 9.3874
CFD Short 31842 9.3882
CFD Short 3982 9.3949
CFD Short 30831 9.4067
CFD Short 39423 9.4082
CFD Short 53700 9.4467
CFD Short 1300 9.4931
(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 selling 75900 760 EURO 29/09/2009 0.0273
(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 01 October 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 Sold -75,900 760.0000 EURO 29/09/2010
Option Purchased 525,000 720.0000 EURO 19/03/2010
Option Purchased 500,000 720.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Sold -300,000 960.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Sold -500,000 800.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Sold -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