Rule 8.3 - XSTRATA PLC
This is a correction to the form 8.3 published earlier today, now showing an additional options transaction.
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 06 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 109,386,228 3.73% 765,170 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 24,421,264 0.83% 22,958,249 0.78%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,085,020 0.07% 1,955,900 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 135,892,512 4.63% 25,679,319 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 1,050 8.5600
Purchase 20,000 8.9812
Purchase 6,200 8.945
Purchase 10,708 8.9711
Purchase 110 9.3200
Purchase 6,291 8.9441
Purchase 6,200 8.9450
Purchase 3,600 9.1635
Purchase 3,570 8.9800
Purchase 24,702 9.3190
Purchase 2,440 9.0848
Purchase 16,766 9.1324
Purchase 1,000 9.0316
Purchase 777 8.9600
Purchase 577 9.1282
Purchase 577 9.1282
Purchase 560 9.0300
Purchase 550 9.2147
Purchase 433 9.3550
Purchase 300 9.3147
Purchase 2,373 9.3200
Purchase 3,275 9.2447
Purchase 508,068 9.3200
Purchase 94,437 9.1254
Purchase 10,362 9.1327
Purchase 27,265 9.1840
Purchase 57,659 8.6345
Purchase 138,859 9.1384
Purchase 104,814 8.9526
Purchase 173,491 9.1744
Purchase 16,766 9.1324
Purchase 35,240 9.1398
Purchase 32,830 8.6360
Purchase 31,858 9.0211
Sale 1,229 9.3045
Sale 21,737 9.069188
Sale 617 9.0550
Sale 1,229 9.304512
Sale 690 8.6050
Sale 2,200 9.0083
Sale 2,200 9.2325
Sale 508,068 9.3200
Sale 827 9.3200
Sale 1,182 9.3010
Sale 53,000 9.0000
Sale 44,240 9.1382
Sale 39,713 9.3429
Sale 5,617 8.9685
Sale 36,238 8.7078
Sale 6,266 8.9852
Sale 34,733 8.9633
Sale 19,437 9.1715
Sale 30,993 9.2439
Sale 21,737 9.0692
Sale 67,221 8.6516
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 24396 8.9631
CFD Long 34733 8.9632
CFD Long 5617 8.9684
CFD Long 6266 8.9852
CFD Long 2200 9.0082
CFD Long 44240 9.1382
CFD Long 1182 9.3009
CFD Long 39713 9.3429
CFD Short 9880 8.991
CFD Short 560 9.03
CFD Short 2440 9.0847
CFD Short 810 9.0977
CFD Short 10362 9.1327
CFD Short 138859 9.1384
CFD Short 35240 9.1397
CFD Short 3600 9.1634
CFD Short 173491 9.1743
(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 Optio Purchasing 100000 920 EUR 19/03/2010 1.23
(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 07 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 Purchased 100,000 920.0000 EURO 19/03/2010
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