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 25 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 105,115,097 3.58% 788,144 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,310,021 0.08% 304,432 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 15,965,834 0.54% 14,965,834 0.51%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 123,390,952 4.21% 16,058,410 0.55%
(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 8,890 6.5929
Purchase 1,298 6.6920
Purchase 1,900 6.5779
Purchase 1,900 6.5779
Purchase 1,910 6.5779
Purchase 1,980 6.5929
Purchase 2,100 6.5952
Purchase 2,770 6.5929
Purchase 2,960 6.5929
Purchase 3,442 6.6797
Purchase 4,464 6.6325
Purchase 4,530 6.5779
Purchase 1,258 6.7813
Purchase 5,346 6.6920
Purchase 9,890 6.7480
Purchase 14,456 6.6920
Purchase 108,989 6.6415
Purchase 44,586 6.7070
Purchase 40,028 6.6087
Purchase 24,719 6.6633
Purchase 10,360 6.6057
Sale 31,964 6.6709
Sale 9,900 6.8054
Sale 1,790 6.7790
Sale 107,971 6.6675
Sale 56,248 6.6920
Sale 54,943 6.6751
Sale 10,672 6.6920
Sale 3,108 6.6505
Sale 209,052 6.7082
Sale 13,125 6.6920
Sale 5,700 6.7629
Sale 12,000 6.8129
Sale 13,125 6.6920
Sale 3,784 6.6920
Sale 13,308 6.6920
Sale 4,464 6.6090
Sale 2,100 6.7106
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 8733 6.5957
CFD Long 4464 6.609
CFD Long 3108 6.6504
CFD Long 107971 6.6674
CFD Long 15256 6.6783
CFD Long 1947 6.6821
CFD Long 163353 6.7029
CFD Long 2100 6.7106
CFD Long 7843 6.7126
CFD Long 37856 6.7299
CFD Long 5700 6.7629
CFD Long 67909 6.7786
CFD Long 1790 6.7789
CFD Long 9900 6.8054
CFD Short 47590 6.5708
CFD Short 2100 6.5951
CFD Short 10360 6.6056
CFD Short 4464 6.6325
CFD Short 24719 6.6633
CFD Short 3442 6.6797
CFD Short 52168 6.6906
CFD Short 9231 6.7284
CFD Short 9975 6.756
CFD Short 17060 6.7621
CFD Short 1258 6.7812
(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 26 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
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