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 12 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 110,335,729 3.76% 478,001 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,036,182 0.07% 1,193,442 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,085,020 0.07% 1,880,000 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,456,931 3.90% 3,551,443 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 2,940 9.5980
Purchase 255,457 9.7046
Purchase 15,379 9.7150
Purchase 14,557 9.7046
Purchase 13,901 9.7046
Purchase 11,487 9.7046
Purchase 11,224 9.7046
Purchase 8,982 9.7384
Purchase 5,108 9.6684
Purchase 16,732 9.6800
Purchase 2,946 9.6508
Purchase 16,719 9.7046
Purchase 2,521 9.5500
Purchase 2,351 9.5500
Purchase 2,240 9.7046
Purchase 2,053 9.7046
Purchase 1,600 9.7079
Purchase 1,300 9.7015
Purchase 1,275 9.6800
Purchase 1,261 9.6480
Purchase 763 9.5500
Purchase 4,000 9.6675
Purchase 37,797 9.7046
Purchase 211,846 9.7229
Purchase 199,828 9.7429
Purchase 104,012 9.7046
Purchase 76,527 9.7051
Purchase 56,590 9.6922
Purchase 48,363 9.7046
Purchase 38,000 9.6332
Purchase 16,732 9.6850
Purchase 33,367 9.7046
Purchase 17,120 9.6971
Purchase 26,669 9.7046
Purchase 18,504 9.5981
Purchase 19,500 9.6800
Sale 48,750 9.6972
Sale 16,732 9.6850
Sale 959 9.7160
Sale 105 9.6500
Sale 1,355 9.7524
Sale 3,354 9.6785
Sale 19,500 9.6800
Sale 8,442 9.6917
Sale 42,317 9.5768
Sale 14,619 9.6790
Sale 27,756 9.7734
Sale 37,039 9.6987
Sale 30,000 9.6500
Sale 70,456 9.7035
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7460 9.5379
CFD Long 42317 9.5768
CFD Long 3354 9.6785
CFD Long 14619 9.6789
CFD Long 11531 9.6831
CFD Long 5315 9.6839
CFD Long 8442 9.6916
CFD Long 70456 9.7035
CFD Long 959 9.716
CFD Long 19517 9.7519
CFD Long 30343 9.7553
CFD Short 2940 9.598
CFD Short 39128 9.6877
CFD Short 29475 9.6931
CFD Short 17120 9.6971
CFD Short 1300 9.7014
CFD Short 76527 9.705
CFD Short 1600 9.7079
CFD Short 15379 9.7149
CFD Short 199828 9.7428
(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 13 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