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 23 June 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 104,477,744 3.56% 577,476 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,139,571 0.07% 408,235 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 107,617,315 3.67% 985,711 0.03%
(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 3,645 6.4334
Purchase 300 6.4908
Purchase 12,397 6.4334
Purchase 11,910 6.3153
Purchase 9,562 6.3990
Purchase 9,280 6.3113
Purchase 8,610 6.3153
Purchase 7,000 6.3826
Purchase 6,420 6.3113
Purchase 13,366 6.4334
Purchase 4,865 6.4334
Purchase 15,266 6.4334
Purchase 3,621 6.4334
Purchase 3,086 6.4334
Purchase 3,060 6.4334
Purchase 3,030 6.3113
Purchase 2,210 6.3113
Purchase 1,929 6.4334
Purchase 1,488 6.3697
Purchase 1,190 6.2910
Purchase 5,500 6.5205
Purchase 36,860 6.3153
Purchase 368,266 6.4037
Purchase 344,927 6.3530
Purchase 293,227 6.4600
Purchase 156,000 6.3427
Purchase 123,576 6.3574
Purchase 70,000 6.2500
Purchase 66,920 6.3990
Purchase 65,628 6.4334
Purchase 61,118 6.4334
Purchase 17,094 6.4334
Purchase 34,838 6.4334
Purchase 24,103 6.4334
Purchase 21,016 6.3510
Purchase 23,093 6.4334
Purchase 25,420 6.3153
Purchase 29,296 6.4334
Purchase 30,923 6.4218
Sale 12,792 6.3990
Sale 68,013 6.4096
Sale 31,986 6.2834
Sale 9,236 6.4232
Sale 4,479 6.3640
Sale 22,402 6.3833
Sale 390,000 6.2800
Sale 15,718 6.4379
Sale 1,190 6.3700
Sale 2,764 6.3850
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 31986 6.2834
CFD Long 39327 6.3361
CFD Long 2764 6.385
CFD Long 9236 6.4232
CFD Long 41256 6.4266
CFD Long 3907 6.4278
CFD Long 15718 6.4378
CFD Long 8258 6.4763
CFD Short 123576 6.3574
CFD Short 1488 6.3696
CFD Short 7000 6.3826
CFD Short 176799 6.3902
CFD Short 191467 6.416
CFD Short 30923 6.4217
CFD Short 293227 6.4599
CFD Short 300 6.4907
CFD Short 5500 6.5205
(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 Purchase 400000 7.2 American 18/09/2009 0.550
Call Purchase 600000 7.2 American 18/09/2009 0.550
(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 24 June 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 400,000 720.0000 EURO 18/09/2009
Option Purchased 600,000 720.0000 EURO 18/09/2009
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
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk