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 01 October 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 109,869,467 3.75% 1,085,005 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 24,468,529 0.83% 23,207,965 0.79%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,985,020 0.07% 1,955,900 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 136,323,016 4.65% 26,248,870 0.89%
(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 10,000 8.9076
Purchase 5,363 9.1166
Purchase 7,664 9.4019
Purchase 1,548 9.2650
Purchase 2,726 8.8100
Purchase 2,988 8.7200
Purchase 3,619 8.9887
Purchase 3,637 8.7200
Purchase 9,600 8.9432
Purchase 20,000 8.7500
Purchase 235,339 8.8401
Purchase 30,663 9.3437
Purchase 45,952 8.9591
Purchase 77,219 8.9736
Sale 985 8.8633
Sale 78,178 8.9976
Sale 2,726 8.7200
Sale 2,231 9.0507
Sale 2,000 8.7442
Sale 85,759 9.1313
Sale 10,431 9.4016
Sale 1,067 8.8633
Sale 257 9.0835
Sale 63 9.2343
Sale 122,479 8.8633
Sale 7,133 8.7200
Sale 5,780 8.8633
Sale 5,493 8.8633
Sale 5,488 8.8633
Sale 1,200 8.8641
Sale 11,045 8.8633
Sale 22,860 8.8633
Sale 44,567 8.9373
Sale 19,117 8.8633
Sale 18,503 8.7200
Sale 17,932 9.1900
Sale 15,674 8.8633
Sale 3,440 8.9158
Sale 12,798 8.7200
Sale 55,926 8.8633
Sale 10,980 8.8633
Sale 10,869 8.8633
Sale 10,431 9.4016
Sale 237,879 8.9744
Sale 4,669 8.7200
Sale 8,012 8.7200
Sale 50,000 8.9554
Sale 15,000 8.7200
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2000 8.7442
CFD Long 1200 8.864
CFD Long 3440 8.9158
CFD Long 44567 8.9372
CFD Long 237879 8.9744
CFD Long 257 9.0835
CFD Long 85759 9.1313
CFD Long 4194 9.2238
CFD Long 63 9.2342
CFD Long 24422 9.4019
CFD Short 6244 8.7385
CFD Short 16598 8.7462
CFD Short 235339 8.84
CFD Short 10000 8.9076
CFD Short 45952 8.959
CFD Short 2782 9.0197
CFD Short 6736 9.025
CFD Short 424 9.035
CFD Short 876 9.05
CFD Short 670 9.0531
CFD Short 10844 9.0548
CFD Short 1025 9.0561
CFD Short 2121 9.0656
CFD Short 5363 9.1165
CFD Short 30663 9.3437
(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 02 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 Purchased -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 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