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 07 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 109,385,949 3.73% 955,696 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,213,523 0.08% 552,615 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,085,020 0.07% 1,955,900 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,684,492 3.88% 3,464,211 0.12%
(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 9.2577
Purchase 369 9.1825
Purchase 532 9.3100
Purchase 1,577 9.2705
Purchase 1,700 9.2450
Purchase 2,106 9.2500
Purchase 2,200 9.2191
Purchase 4,138 9.2500
Purchase 4,366 9.2500
Purchase 5,000 9.4000
Purchase 5,900 9.2840
Purchase 6,000 9.2546
Purchase 1,434 9.2500
Purchase 14,240 9.2500
Purchase 16,219 9.2479
Purchase 16,279 9.2085
Purchase 110,899 9.2493
Purchase 28,874 9.2873
Purchase 105,674 9.3200
Purchase 63,003 9.2678
Sale 40,000 9.4100
Sale 246,095 9.3058
Sale 888 9.2700
Sale 105,674 9.3200
Sale 68,457 9.2781
Sale 10,330 9.2520
Sale 40,350 9.3087
Sale 14,879 9.2653
Sale 4,366 9.2500
Sale 5,000 9.4010
Sale 27,856 9.2288
Sale 260 9.4900
Sale 27,050 9.2605
Sale 110 9.3100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6183 9.1645
CFD Long 27856 9.2288
CFD Long 27050 9.2605
CFD Long 14879 9.2653
CFD Long 246095 9.3057
CFD Long 810 9.39
CFD Long 54232 9.4352
CFD Short 2200 9.219
CFD Short 1700 9.245
CFD Short 16219 9.2478
CFD Short 110899 9.2493
CFD Short 9320 9.25
CFD Short 10000 9.2577
CFD Short 28874 9.2873
(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 08 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 -7,590, 000 760.0000 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