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 08 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 109,567,087 3.74% 687,626 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,038,514 0.07% 805,038 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,085,020 0.07% 1,880,000 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 113,690,621 3.88% 3,372,664 0.11%
(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 982 9.6550
Purchase 20,717 9.6550
Purchase 155 9.5500
Purchase 21,283 9.5943
Purchase 1,813 9.6550
Purchase 1,565 9.6550
Purchase 1,322 9.5200
Purchase 1,322 9.5200
Purchase 11,972 9.5925
Purchase 1,078 9.6550
Purchase 36,639 9.6109
Purchase 16,268 9.6550
Purchase 623 9.5200
Purchase 623 9.5200
Purchase 513 9.5200
Purchase 513 9.5200
Purchase 380 9.5200
Purchase 380 9.5200
Purchase 300 9.5847
Purchase 300 9.5847
Purchase 175 9.6550
Purchase 35,523 9.5975
Purchase 11,288 9.6201
Purchase 240,443 9.5973
Purchase 152,256 9.5925
Purchase 58,726 9.5761
Purchase 46,259 9.6080
Purchase 782 9.5200
Purchase 9,674 9.6550
Purchase 782 9.5200
Purchase 1,914 9.5564
Purchase 827 9.5200
Purchase 2,300 9.5753
Purchase 5,985 9.5440
Purchase 5,253 9.5413
Purchase 4,158 9.5978
Purchase 4,158 9.5978
Purchase 11,972 9.5925
Purchase 2,983 9.6027
Purchase 2,310 9.6550
Purchase 827 9.5200
Sale 33,807 9.6021
Sale 27,189 9.5913
Sale 12,747 9.6018
Sale 43,000 9.6000
Sale 747 9.6550
Sale 15,000 9.6550
Sale 1,623 9.601476
Sale 2,000 9.5876
Sale 423 9.605
Sale 62,076 9.5961
Sale 9,926 9.5905
Sale 9,631 9.6176
Sale 8,057 9.6550
Sale 6,600 7.6049
Sale 5,985 9.5450
Sale 3,686 9.6841
Sale 982 Transfer
Sale 2,310 9.6550
Sale 155 9.5450
Sale 1,914 9.5636
Sale 1,877 9.6107
Sale 1,813 9.6550
Sale 1,623 9.6015
Sale 1,078 9.6550
Sale 9,926 9.590485
Sale 423 9.6050
Sale 175 9.6550
Sale 3,362 9.5848
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 17806 9.5208
CFD Long 16069 9.5413
CFD Long 1914 9.5635
CFD Long 3362 9.5848
CFD Long 2000 9.5876
CFD Long 33807 9.6021
CFD Long 3686 9.6841
CFD Short 1914 9.5564
CFD Short 6787 9.5654
CFD Short 2300 9.5753
CFD Short 152256 9.5924
CFD Short 240443 9.5972
CFD Short 35523 9.5975
CFD Short 36639 9.6108
CFD Short 19388 9.6137
CFD Short 10826 9.6202
(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 09 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 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