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 14 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 111,091,216 3.79% 594,738 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,469,272 0.08% 985,447 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,125,000 0.04% 1,880,000 0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 114,685,488 3.91% 3,460,185 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 5,770 10.0774
Purchase 4,203 10.0774
Purchase 4,203 10.0774
Purchase 4,359 10.0774
Purchase 4,359 10.0774
Purchase 4,396 9.9992
Purchase 5,069 10.0774
Purchase 5,069 10.0774
Purchase 9,117 10.0774
Purchase 5,441 10.0774
Purchase 3,816 10.0774
Purchase 5,770 10.0774
Purchase 5,888 10.0774
Purchase 263,495 10.0463
Purchase 6,979 10.0450
Purchase 7,416 10.1191
Purchase 7,458 10.3100
Purchase 9,078 10.0774
Purchase 9,078 10.0774
Purchase 5,441 10.0774
Purchase 1,993 10.0774
Purchase 1,081 10.3200
Purchase 1,089 10.1400
Purchase 1,499 1033.0000
Purchase 1,536 10.0200
Purchase 1,545 10.3100
Purchase 1,671 10.0774
Purchase 1,671 10.0774
Purchase 1,740 10.0774
Purchase 4,143 10.0774
Purchase 1,993 10.0774
Purchase 4,143 10.0774
Purchase 2,000 10.0543
Purchase 2,060 10.0774
Purchase 2,060 10.0774
Purchase 2,528 10.0700
Purchase 3,355 10.0774
Purchase 3,355 10.0774
Purchase 3,816 10.0774
Purchase 5,888 10.0774
Purchase 1,740 10.0774
Purchase 34,179 10.0774
Purchase 15,757 9.9580
Purchase 15,757 9.9580
Purchase 18,504 10.2700
Purchase 20,430 10.0774
Purchase 20,430 10.0774
Purchase 22,761 10.0774
Purchase 22,761 10.0774
Purchase 14,879 10.0793
Purchase 9,117 10.0774
Purchase 32,277 10.0774
Purchase 34,179 10.0774
Purchase 38,000 10.3100
Purchase 42,138 10.0508
Purchase 43,678 10.0094
Purchase 58,318 10.0774
Purchase 58,318 10.0774
Purchase 68,815 10.1295
Purchase 32,277 10.0774
Purchase 10,956 10.0774
Purchase 9,509 10.0774
Purchase 10,000 10.1108
Purchase 9,248 10.0774
Purchase 14,239 10.0774
Purchase 9,509 10.0774
Purchase 10,038 10.0774
Purchase 10,038 10.0774
Purchase 10,956 10.0774
Purchase 14,188 10.0774
Purchase 14,188 10.0774
Purchase 9,248 10.0774
Purchase 14,239 10.0774
Sale 1,081 10.3200
Sale 1,267 10.3100
Sale 80,839 10.2002
Sale 1,500 10.1100
Sale 1,309 10.3100
Sale 1,150 10.3100
Sale 90,000 10.3100
Sale 1,081 10.3100
Sale 1,045 10.3100
Sale 1,000 10.1000
Sale 523 10.3100
Sale 246 10.0300
Sale 198,749 10.2411
Sale 7,930 10.3100
Sale 5,155 10.3100
Sale 17,000 9.9485
Sale 12,878 10.1348
Sale 120 9.9613
Sale 6,900 8.1325
Sale 50,803 10.0726
Sale 2,254 9.8916
Sale 67,787 10.1028
Sale 43,000 10.0338
Sale 8,309 10.3100
Sale 1,915 10.3100
Sale 2,711 10.3100
Sale 60,000 10.0333
Sale 1,545 10.2200
Sale 2,465 10.0820
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 131396 10.0094
CFD Long 36712 10.0325
CFD Long 43000 10.0338
CFD Long 5776 10.0347
CFD Long 36060 10.0542
CFD Long 53936 10.0559
CFD Long 67787 10.1028
CFD Long 198749 10.2411
CFD Long 17392 10.2795
CFD Long 8009 10.2946
CFD Long 2254 9.8916
CFD Long 12132 9.9176
CFD Long 17000 9.9485
CFD Long 120 9.9612
CFD Long 13118 9.9623
CFD Long 2259 9.9719
CFD Long 3037 9.9919
CFD Short 6979 10.045
CFD Short 263495 10.0462
CFD Short 2000 10.0543
CFD Short 14879 10.0793
CFD Short 68815 10.1294
(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)
Call Optio 75900 8.13254
Put Optio 460000 782
Put Optio 500020 782
(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 15 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 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