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 29 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 105,124,152 3.58% 972,503 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,430,971 0.08% 230,245 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 108,555,123 3.70% 1,202,748 0.04%
(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 9,000 6.8315
Purchase 614 6.8574
Purchase 700 6.7587
Purchase 100 6.7358
Purchase 1,339 6.7494
Purchase 2,540 6.6930
Purchase 3,785 6.7210
Purchase 3,820 6.6930
Purchase 4,100 6.8290
Purchase 6,990 6.6930
Purchase 8,992 6.7210
Purchase 13,070 6.6930
Purchase 179,106 6.7547
Purchase 121,000 6.8375
Purchase 24,811 6.8600
Purchase 101,838 6.7938
Purchase 27,994 6.7328
Purchase 45,000 6.9310
Purchase 21,700 6.7388
Sale 53,500 6.7024
Sale 123,044 6.7230
Sale 2,200 6.7130
Sale 2,500 6.7386
Sale 100,766 6.7894
Sale 3,000 6.8550
Sale 10,000 6.7293
Sale 59,000 6.7321
Sale 6,892 6.7341
Sale 613 6.7376
Sale 202,765 6.7613
Sale 24,542 6.7210
Sale 14,350 6.7877
Sale 3,136 6.7210
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 53500 6.7024
CFD Long 2200 6.713
CFD Long 123044 6.723
CFD Long 134296 6.7286
CFD Long 10000 6.7293
CFD Long 613 6.7375
CFD Long 2500 6.7386
CFD Long 100766 6.7893
CFD Long 68469 6.8252
CFD Short 100 6.7358
CFD Short 175204 6.752
CFD Short 700 6.7587
CFD Short 101838 6.7937
CFD Short 4100 6.829
CFD Short 9000 6.8315
CFD Short 121000 6.8374
CFD Short 614 6.8574
CFD Short 9169 6.8605
CFD Short 2648 6.8702
CFD Short 3902 6.8771
(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 30 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